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OF THE 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 

1914-1918 




PRIVATELY PRINTED 
FOR THE 

KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 
NEW YORK • 1922 



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Tbe Board of Governors desires to express its sense 
of obligation to Francis R. Appleton, Junior, 
for the ability, the careful research, the untiring 
energy of wbicb this volume is tbe outcome. Remem- 
brance and appreciation of bis good work should 
not be lacking so long as tbe brave and patriotic 
services be bas recorded remain in grateful memory. 



PREFACE 

In January, 191 9, two months after the signing of the ar- 
mistice, the Board of Governors of the Knickerbocker 
Club appointed a committee, consisting of the Executive 
Committee and the Secretary of the Club, to compile the 
names of members who had served in the World War. 
A letter of inquiry was sent to all members, with meager 
results. 

In September, 19 19, Francis R. Appleton, Jr., was ap- 
pointed a member of the Committee, and thereafter un- 
dertook the collection and editing of the records. A 
printed questionnaire was sent to each member asking for 
a full report of his war activities. This was accompanied 
by a letter requesting a photograph. In response 398 rec- 
ords and 165 photographs of members who had served in 
the war were received by March, 1920. 

In April, 1920, the publication of this material in book 
form was authorized, and a former army officer was re- 
tained to assist in editing the records and to supervise pub- 
lication. 

The following twelve months were consumed in check- 
ing and rechecking the records and in obtaining additional 
records and photographs from members. Records were 
checked against each other and against official records so 
as to insure accuracy; discrepancies were harmonized by 
correspondence with members themselves. Each record 
was printed first in galley form and a proof sent to the 
member for his approval or correction. Frequent circu- 



viii PREFACE 

Iarization of members brought the number of records up to 
439 and the number of photographs up to 289. 

This book includes the records of those men only who 
were members of the Club between April 6, 19 17, the date 
of our entry into the World War, and July 2, 1921, the 
date of the Declaration of Peace. There are 370 records of 
men who were members prior to November 11, 191 8, the 
date of the signing of the armistice, of whom 253 were in 
the armed services. Records of members elected subse- 
quent to July 2, 1 92 1, are not included. 

There are in this book the records of 248 members who 
served in the army, 66 who served in the navy, and 1 25 
who served in auxiliary branches of service, i.e., Red Cross, 
Y. M. C. A., ambulance services, state guards, diplomatic 
service, and other governmental agencies. The names of 
members who served in the armed forces have been in- 
scribed on a piece of plate which has been placed in the 
clubhouse. At the close of this volume is an index to the 
records and photographs arranged according to the branch 
of service. 

Among the editorial decisions which the Committee 
made were the following: that service prior to the World 
War be recorded so as to provide an interesting back- 
ground of World War service; that "active service" be in- 
terpreted to mean duty in the World War in a federalized 
branch of the armed service of the United States or one of 
the Allies. Service in state guards is considered auxiliary 
service and service in the National Guard is considered ac- 
tive service only from the time of federalization in the 
World War. By "latest rank" is meant the rank held at 
the time of leaving active service. 

A glance at the statistical analysis near the end of this 
volume will show with what efficiency and valor members 



PREFACE ix 

of the Club rendered service. Thirteen members gave 
their lives in the armed service. Any comment by the 
Committee is utterly inadequate to emphasize the splen- 
did courage of these men who died for their country. A 
tablet in their memory was placed in the clubhouse in No- 
vember, 1 92 1. 

The Board of Governors wishes to acknowledge its in- 
debtedness to The Scribner Press, New York, for co-oper- 
ation with the Committee in making this book and to 
John D. Kenderdine, formerly Captain and Adjutant, 
305th Infantry, 77th Division, for valuable assistance in 
editing and preparing manuscript and supervising publi- 
cation. 



Board of Governors. 

July, 1 92 1. 



CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Memorial Tablet Frontispiece 

Preface ........ vii 

Abbreviations ...... xiii 

War Records, arranged alphabetically by name 

of member i 

Proclamation of War against Germany . . 391 

Treaty of Peace between the United States and 

Germany ....... 395 

Six Graphs, showing movement and disposition 
of troops and location of battle front at 
various periods ...... 405 

Statistical Analysis 419 

Index to War Records and Photographs, arranged 

according to branch of service . . . 429 



ABBREVIATIONS 

U. S. A United States Army. 

U. S. N United States Navy. 

O. R. C, U. S. A. . . Officers' Reserve Corps, United States Army. 

U. S. N. R. F. ... United States Naval Reserve Force. 

A. E. F American Expeditionary Forces. 

B. E. F British Expeditionary Force. 

C. E. F Canadian Expeditionary Force. 

G. H. Q General Headquarters. 

G — i General Staff — Administration. 

G — 2 General Staff — Intelligence. 

G — 3 General Staff — Military operations, tactics, 

and strategy. 

G — 4 General Staff — Co-ordination of all ques- 
tions of transport and supply. 

G — 5 General Staff — Training. 



WAR RECORDS 

OF THE 

KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 

1914-1918 



WALTER ABBOTT 

Born February 15, 1867, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of Jeremiah and Ellen Maria Abbott 

Harvard, A. B., 1888 

Died March 26, igig 

Walter Abbott was Director of Supplies, American Re- 
lief Clearing House, beginning in January, 1915. In 
May, 1 91 7, he entered the American Red Cross in Paris. 
He was Assistant Director of Civilian Relief and was 
later in the Bureau of Convalescent Homes. 

He died in the service of the American Red Cross, 
holding the rank of major, on March 26, 1919. 



RODOLPHE LOUIS AGASSIZ 

Born September 3, 1871, in Cambridge, Massachusetts 

Son oj Alexander and Anna Russell Agassiz 

Harvard, A.B., 18Q2 

Rodolphe L. Agassiz was a member of the Copper Com- 
mittee of the Advisory Commission of the Council of 
National Defense from May to September, 191 7. He 
was also a member of the Committee of Copper Pro- 
ducers for distribution of copper for the United States 

and the Allies. 

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WINTHROP WILLIAMS ALDRICH 

Born November 2, 1885, in Providence, Rhode Island 

Son of Nelson Wilmarth and Abby Pierce Chapman Aldricb 

Harvard, A. B., 1907 ; LL. B., 1910 

On Active Service April 7, 1917 to November 28, 1918 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Winthrop W. Aldrich enrolled in the U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force, Class 4, on March 17, 191 7, as lieutenant, 
junior grade. Upon the entrance of the United States 
into the World War he was placed on active duty at 
Newport, Rhode Island, where, in the latter part of 
April, 191 7, he was appointed Adjutant, U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force Training Regiment. 

In the early part of May, 191 7, he was placed in com- 
mand of the Training Regiment at Newport and served 
in that capacity until the middle of July, 19 17. He was 
then appointed aide to the Commander of Naval Forces, 
Second Naval District. 

In the early part of September, 191 7, he was placed in 
command of Section Patrol No. 1218, and served in that 
capacity until the middle of November, 1917. He was 
then transferred to the u. s. s. Niagara, and was desig- 
nated as navigating officer of that ship. The Niagara 
was then fitting out in New York to be the flagship of 
the U. S. Patrol Squadron at Brest. After the Niagara 
had sailed from New York en route to Brest her orders 
were cancelled and she was sent to the West Indies. 

At that time, June 15, 191 8, Lieutenant Aldrich was 





Winthrop Williams Aldrich 



William Truman Aldrich 




Frederick Hobbes Allen 



Frederic Stevens Allen 



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transferred to the u. s. s. New Orleans, of the Cruiser 
and Transport Force. He served in that ship as assistant 
navigator and communications officer for the remainder 
of the war. He was promoted to be a Lieutenant, U. S. 
Naval Reserve Force, Class 2, on July 15, 191 8. Until 
the signing of the armistice the New Orleans was engaged 
in convoying troops and supplies to Europe. 

Lieutenant Aldrich was ordered to inactive duty on 
November 28, 191 8. 



WILLIAM TRUMAN ALDRICH 

Born February 16, 1880, in Washington, D. C. 

Son oj Nelson Wilmarth and Abby Pierce Chapman Aldrich 

Massachusetts Institute oj Technology, B. Sc, 1901 ; 

Beaux Arts, Paris 

On Active Service May 22, igi8 to January 4, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. 

William T. Aldrich entered the armed service on May 
22, 1 91 8, as Captain, Ordnance Department, and was 
assigned to the Trench Warfare Section, Engineering 
Bureau. He was stationed in Washington, D. C, until 
June 27, 1 91 8. He then sailed for France and was sta- 
tioned at Headquarters, Service of Supplies, Tours, until 
December 21, 191 8. He then returned to the United 
States and was discharged on January 4, 191 9. 

Captain Aldrich was decorated Chevalier, Legion 
d'Honneur. 



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HUGH MONTAGU ALLAN 

Born October 13, i860, in Montreal, Canada 

Son of Sir Hugh and Lady Matilda Caroline Smith Allan 

On Active Service September 1, igis to May 14, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, Canadian Army 

For more than three years prior to the war, Sir Hugh 
Montagu Allan, C. V. O., of "Ravenscrag," Montreal, 
Canada, was Honorary Lieutenant Colonel of the 5th 
Regiment, Royal Highlanders of Canada. On the first of 
September, 19 15, he was commissioned as a Lieutenant 
Colonel in the C. E. F., and was made Overseas Presi- 
dent of the Canadian Pensions and Claims Board. Fol- 
lowing that, and until his separation from the service, he 
was Divisional Claims Officer, 4th Canadian Division, 
B. E. F. 

The decorations which he received were: Commander 
of the Royal Victorian Order, B. E. F. General Service 
Medal, Allied Victory Ribbon, Order of the Rising Sun, 
Japan. 

FREDERICK HOBBES ALLEN 

Born May 30, 1858, in Honolulu, Hawaii 

Son of Elisba Hunt and Mary Harrod Hobbes Allen 

Harvard, A. B., 1880; A. M. and LL. B., 1883 

On Active Service August 20, IQ17 to June, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve Flying 

Corps 

Frederick H. Allen sailed for France on September 17, 
1917, and was appointed aide to the Commander, U. S. 
Naval Aviation Forces in Europe, with headquarters in 



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Paris. He was detailed to secure from the French Gov- 
ernment the land and buildings necessary for our avia- 
tion stations on the French coast. One station was es- 
tablished at Dunquerque by November, 19 17, four were 
in operation by January, 1918, and all sixteen were in 
operation by the spring of 19 18. By this time, also, our 
repair and assembly base was completed near Bordeaux, 
as was our school, near Bordeaux, for advanced training 
and bomb dropping. 

Being a lawyer, Lieutenant Commander Allen at- 
tended to the various legal questions arising in these 
operations. During the spring of 191 8 he secured lands 
from the French Government for the use of our land- 
bombing squadrons, composed of naval officers and ma- 
rines. In connection with this work he also helped se- 
cure from the French Government flying machines and 
motors, pending the arrival of those manufactured in the 
United States. 

Lieutenant Commander Allen was appointed chief 
censor of the U. S. Naval Aviation Force. He was also 
detailed to keep in close touch with the war councils at 
Versailles regarding the happenings on the army front, in 
order to report to the Commander of Naval Aviation 
concerning the battle situation. 

In June, 191 8, the Commander of Naval Aviation 
transferred his headquarters to London, and Lieutenant 
Commander Allen was promoted to the staff as aide to 
the staff representative in Paris. He was at that time 
senior aviation officer in Paris. His duties involved not 
only keeping in touch with British, French, and Italian 
staff officers, as he had previously done, but also military 



8 WAR RECORDS 

and political liaison with the representatives, in Paris, of 
all the nations of Central Europe struggling for liberty. 
He made numerous visits to the American and allied 
battle fronts from the sea almost to Switzerland. He was 
also deputed at times to take charge of important dele- 
gations from the United States. The most interesting of 
these was the Gompers' Labor Delegation, which per- 
formed most admirable work in heading off the "peace 
at any price" party. 

In January, 19 19, he made an aviation inspection trip 
through the parts of Germany occupied by the American 
and Allied troops. On about March 1, 19 19, he was at- 
tached to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, 
at Paris, as an aide to Commissioner E. M. House. He 
continued on that duty until the peace treaty had been 
presented to the Germans. He then returned to the 
United States and was placed on the inactive list in 
June, 1919. 

FREDERIC STEVENS ALLEN 

Born June 15, 18Q4, in Paris, France 

Son oj Frederick Hobbes and Adele Livingston Stevens Allen 

Harvard, A. B., 1916 

On Active Service April 17, 1917 to March 21, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Flying Corps 

Frederic Stevens Allen was commissioned Ensign, 
U. S. Naval Reserve Flying Corps, on April 17, 191 7, and 
was placed on active duty at the Eastern Yacht Club, 
Marblehead, Massachusetts. In May, 1917, he was 
transferred to the Boston Navy Yard, and in June, 1917, 
was sent, in charge of a detachment, to Toronto, Canada, 



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for instruction with the Royal Flying Corps. Upon 
completing the course, in November, 19 17, he was trans- 
ferred to the Operations Section, Navy Department, 
Washington, D. C. 

In December, 191 7, he was transferred to the Naval 
Air Station, Pensacola, Florida, where he served as 
aide to the officer in charge of the flying school until 
placed on inactive duty, March 21, 191 9. 

He was promoted to be a Lieutenant, junior grade, in 
May, 19 1 8, and was promoted to be a Lieutenant in Au- 
gust, 191 8. 

JOHN STANLEY AMES 

Born February 15, 1878, in North Easton, Massachusetts 

Son 0/ Frederick Lotbrop and Rebecca Caroline Blair Ames 

Harvard, A. B., 1901 

John S. Ames enlisted in the Massachusetts State Guard 
on June 26, 19 17, and was commissioned captain on Au- 
gust 12, 1917. 

From January, 191 8, to May, 1919, he was Assistant 
Director, Bureau of Military Relief, Northeast Division, 
American Red Cross, with headquarters at Boston. 



CHARLES MINOT AMORY 

Born December 6, 1889, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of Francis Inman and Grace Minot Amory 

Harvard, A. B., 1912 

On Active Service August 27, 1917 to March, 1919 
Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

After training with the Harvard regiment from May 
until August, 191 7, Charles M. Amory attended the 



io WAR RECORDS 

second Officers' Training Camp at Fort Myer, Virginia. 
He was commissioned ist Lieutenant, Infantry, on No- 
vember 26, 191 7, and was assigned to the 80th Division 
at Camp Lee, Virginia. With this division he went 
overseas in May, 191 7, and went into training with the 
British in the area back of Albert. 

During the St. Mihiel and Argonne offensives, Lieu- 
tenant Amory served as Commanding Officer, Company 
G, 318 Infantry, 80th Division. He was detached from 
his regiment on December 24, 19 18, and was assigned to 
the Courier Service of the American Commission to 
Negotiate Peace, at Paris. 



COPLEY AMORY, Jr. 

Born November 2, i8qo, in Milton, Massachusetts 

Son oj Copley and Mary Forbes Russell Amory 

Harvard, A. B., 1912 

On Active Service May 7, 1917 to August 30, 1919 

Latest Rank : 2d Lieutenant, Cavalry, U. S. A. 

Copley Amory, Jr., served with Squadron A, New York 
National Guard, from 191 3 until 191 7. He then attended 
the first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, New 
York, from which he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
Cavalry, and was assigned to the 27th Division at Spar- 
tansburg, South Carolina. 

On December 11, 191 7, he sailed with the overseas 
detachment of the Bureau of War Risk Insurance, and 
was stationed in Paris with the detail which insured 
United States units with the B. E. F. 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB u 

He was assigned to the Liaison Service of the A. E. F. 
on February 15, 191 8, and was stationed at Nantes with 
the headquarters of the nth Region (French). 

During May and June, 191 8, he attended the Machine 
Gun School at Langres, and was then assigned to com- 
mand a platoon of the 5th Machine Gun Battalion, 2d 
Division. In this capacity he served during the Chateau- 
Thierry defensive and the allied counter offensive of 
July 18. 

During the St. Mihiel offensive, Lieutenant Amory was 
detailed as liaison officer between 4th Army Corps head- 
quarters (A. E. F.) and the 2d French Colonial Army 
Corps. Subsequently he was liaison officer between 
4th Army Corps headquarters and the 69th French 
Division. 

During October and November, 1918, he studied at the 
School of the Line, at Langres, from which he received a 
certificate of graduation. From November 29 until the 
following January 14 he was in the hospital suffering from 
influenza. 

On February 15, 191 9, he left Paris for Constantinople 
as a member of the Russian Field Mission of the American 
Commission to Negotiate Peace. From March until 
June he was engaged in political intelligence work in the 
Caucasus and in Russian Armenia. He returned to 
Paris in July and to the United States in August, 
1919. 



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CHARLES LANIER APPLETON 

Born September 25, 1886, in New York City- 
Son of Francis Randall and Fanny Lanier Appleton 
Harvard, A. B., igo8 
On Active Service May 8, iqi? to April 3, igig 
Died of illness, New York City, December 7, ign 
Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Charles L. Appleton attended the Plattsburg Camp of 

19 1 6 and was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Infantry- 
Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, on November 6, 19 16. 
At the first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg in 

191 7 he was assigned to Company No. 6, 2d Provisional 
Training Regiment, of which company Captain F. R. 
Appleton, Jr., was assistant instructor, and in addition 
to his other duties he acted as supply officer of the com- 
pany. At the close of the encampment, August 15, 191 7, 
he was promoted to be a captain and assigned to the 
I52d Depot Brigade, Camp Upton, commanding Com- 
pany No. 6. 

On November 1, 191 7, Captain Appleton was assigned 
to the 367th (colored) Infantry, 92d Division, in com- 
mand of the Supply Company. He sailed for France 
with his regiment June 10, 1918, on s. s. America, landing 
at Brest June 19, 19 18. 

After training with the 92d Division near Bourbonne- 
Ies-Bains, and attending a special "Field Officers' Class" 
at the School of the Line at Langres August 1 2 to August 
27, he received his majority, August 28, 191 8. Major 
Appleton was then assigned to command the 1st Bat- 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 13 

talion, 367th Infantry, a command he retained until the 
regiment was mustered out in March, 19 19. His bat- 
talion was in the line in the St. Die sector (Vosges), 
from August 26, 19 18, until September 21, 19 18. The 92d 
Division then moved into line for the beginning of the 
Meuse-Argonne offensive, and was engaged from Sep- 
tember 26 to September 29 on the west of the Argonne 
Forest, the extreme left of the American 1st Army 
sector. 

From October 21, 1918, until the signing of the armis- 
tice, Major Appleton commanded his battalion in action 
in the Toul sector, occupying the outpost line on the 
Moselle River, north of Pont-a-Mousson. Following the 
signing of the armistice, and until December 1, 191 8, 
Major Appleton and his battalion occupied, at Noveant, 
in German Lorraine, part of the 2d Army outpost sector 
just south of Metz. 

Orders of the 92d Division, November 7, 191 8, com- 
mended the 1 st Battalion, 367th Infantry, commanded 
by Major Appleton, for its work in the front line of the 
sector west of Pont-a-Mousson in meeting gas attacks, 
carrying on raids, and capturing prisoners. And, in a 
regimental citation of November 8, 1918, the excellent 
work in the line of Major Appleton's battalion, under 
difficult conditions, was referred to as a source of grati- 
fication to the commanding officer and as a matter of 
justifiable pride to the whole regiment. 

On December 8, 1918, the organization moved to the 
Le Mans area to prepare for embarkation. Major Ap- 
pleton sailed from Brest February 14, 1919, on the trans- 
port Sobral, arriving in New York on March 1, in com- 



14 WAR RECORDS 

mand of the 367th Infantry. On March 14, 1919, he 
was selected by the regimental commander to return 
formally, at the head of a detachment of his troops, to 
the Union League Club of New York for safe-keeping 
the regimental colors which the club had presented to 
the regiment prior to its departure for France. The 
president of the club, the Honorable Charles Evans 
Hughes, in acknowledging the return of the colors, paid 
high tribute to the regiment whose services had worthily 
justified the confidence reposed in it by the club. This 
was the fifth time colors presented by the club to a negro 
regiment had been returned covered with glory. 

Major Appleton was discharged April 3, 191 9, and was 
recommissioned Major, Infantry Section, Officers' Re- 
serve Corps, on March 20, 1920. He died of illness in 
New York City, December 7, 1921. 



FRANCIS RANDALL APPLETON, Jr. 

Born July g, 1885, in Lenox, Massachusetts 

Son of Francis Randall and Fanny Lanier Appleton 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q07 ; LL. B., igio 

On Active Service May 8, 1Q17 to July 18, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Francis R. Appleton, Jr., was commissioned Captain, 
Infantry Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, on Novem- 
ber 8, 191 6, after service at three Plattsburg camps, in 
non-commissioned and commissioned grades. At the first 
Officers' Training Camp, Plattsburg, 191 7, he was as- 
signed as assistant instructor of Company No. 6, 2d Pro- 




Charles Lanier Appleton 



Francis Randall Appleton, Jr. 





Walter Abbott 



James Waldingfield Appleton 



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visional Training Regiment. On August 15 he was as- 
signed to the 77th Division at Camp Upton, and was 
placed in command of Headquarters Company, 307th 
Infantry. 

He sailed for France with his regiment April 5, 19 18, 
on the ill-fated s. s. Justicia, arriving in Calais on April 
20 and moving immediately into the British training 
area near St. Omer (Pas de Calais). 

On April 29 he was transferred to Headquarters, 77th 
Division, to be assistant in the operations and training 
section of the general staff (G — 3). From May 26 to 
June 8 he was Acting Assistant Chief of Staff (G — 3) . He 
was then detailed as a student to the Army General Staff 
College at Langres, and on completion of the three months' 
course he received a degree qualifying him for "general 
staff duty with troops." 

On September 14, 19 18, he was assigned to the 4th 
Division as adjutant of the 8th Infantry Brigade. The 
4th Division moved soon afterward to the front north- 
west of Verdun, and on the morning of September 26 
attacked, as part of the 3d Army Corps, in the first line 
of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. The divisional sector 
lay between Bethnicourt and Malancourt, and was flanked 
by the well-known hills "304" and "Le Mort d'Homme." 
Captain Appleton was in the line until October 19, 
1918. 

He received his majority on October 28, 191 8, and was 
transferred, October 29, to Headquarters, 2d Army, at 
Toul, to duty, first in the G — 3 Section of the general 
staff, and then almost immediately, to duty as Secretary 
of the General Staff of the 2d Army, of which Brigadier 



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General Stuart Heintzelman, G. S., was Chief of Staff. 
In this capacity he assisted in the arrangements for the 
advance of the 2d Army in the Valley of the Woevre, 
November 10 and 11, 191 8, and in preparations for the 
general attack on Metz, planned for November 14. 

On December 1 1 he was detailed to the General Staff, 
A. E. F., and on March 9, 1919, was promoted to be a 
lieutenant colonel. During this period Lieutenant Col- 
onel Appleton continued as Secretary of the General Staff 
of the 2d Army, with headquarters at Toul. He spent a 
week in the Army of Occupation inspecting French, 
British, and American troops on the Rhine, between 
Mayence and Cologne. 

Lieutenant General Robert Lee BuIIard, Commanding 
General, 2d Army, on April 13, 1919, wrote commending 
Lieutenant Colonel Appleton as follows: 

"1. Orders having been received for the discontinu- 
ance of the 2d Army, I want to express to you my ap- 
preciation of your loyal and efficient service as Secretary 
of the General Staff from October 29, 1918, to date. 

"2. Your services as Secretary of the General Staff, 
2d Army, which office you personally organized and ably 
administered, have been most commendable. Your high 
sense of duty, efficiency, and unfailing courtesy toward 
all have won for you the respect and esteem of the entire 
Staff. 

"3. The services you have rendered the 2d Army have 
throughout been of a most excellent nature, and I per- 
sonally want to compliment you thereon, and to thank 
you for your loyalty to me. The daily association with 
you has been a great pleasure to me personally." 



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When the 2d Army ceased to function Lieutenant Col- 
onel Appleton returned to the United States, sailing 
from Brest May 6, 191 9, on s. s. Noordam, and arriving 
New York May 18, 191 9. He was discharged at Camp 
Dix, July 18, 1919, and September 6, 1919, was recom- 
missioned as Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry Section, Of- 
ficers' Reserve Corps. 



JAMES WALDINGFIELD APPLETON 

Born June 4, 1867, in New York City- 
Son of Daniel Fuller and Julia Randall Appleton 
Harvard, A. B., 1888 
On Active Service July 15, igiy to December 22, igi8 
Latest Rank : Captain, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

James W. Appleton received his preliminary training at 
the Plattsburg Camp of 19 16 and was commissioned 
Captain, Quartermaster Corps, on July 7, 19 17. 

He was assigned to the Remount Division of the 
Quartermaster Corps and was on duty purchasing horses 
and mules in the United States until March, 191 8. He 
then went overseas and was detailed to purchase animals 
in Spain. 

Early in September he returned to the United States 
on the transport Mount Vernon, which was torpedoed. 
During November and December, 191 8, he was in com- 
mand of the Remount Depot at Camp Shelby. 

After being discharged he was recommissioned Major, 
Quartermaster Corps, Officers' Reserve Corps. 



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HAMILTON FISH ARMSTRONG 

Born April 7, 18Q3, in New York City- 
Son 0/ Maitland and Helen Neilson Armstrong 
Princeton, A. B., iqi6 
On Active Service August 27, igi7 to July 3, igig 
Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Hamilton Fish Armstrong took the examinations for a 
commission in the Regular Army, but, pending the result 
of the examination, he attended the second Officers' 
Training Camp at Fort Meyer, Virginia. He was com- 
missioned 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, Regular Army, on 
October 26, 191 7, and was promoted to be a 1st Lieuten- 
ant one month later. 

He was assigned to the 22d Infantry, and in Decem- 
ber, 1 91 7, was appointed assistant regimental adjutant. 
During the same month he was detached from the 22d 
Infantry and appointed Military Attache, Serbian War 
Mission. He returned to duty with his regiment on 
February 14, 191 8. 

He was soon, however, transferred to the Military In- 
telligence Division, General Staff. After receiving in- 
struction in a school for divisional intelligence officers, 
he was assigned as intelligence officer to the division then 
stationed at Camp Mills, New York. Soon after that he 
was appointed Assistant Military Attache, American 
Legation, Belgrade, Serbia, but was placed temporarily 
on duty at the American Embassy, Paris. 

In December, 191 8, he proceeded to Belgrade as Act- 
ing Military Attache, in which capacity he served until 
his discharge from the service on July 3, 191 9. Lieu- 



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tenant Armstrong was decorated by the Serbian Govern- 
ment with the Order of St. Sava and the Order of the 
White Eagle, with swords. 



HENRY NEWTON ARNOLD 

Born September 11, 1873, in New York City 

Son of Francis Benjamin and Augusta Foote Arnold 

Harvard, A. B., 1896 

On Active Service May, 1917 to December, iqi8 

Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

During the Spanish-American War, Henry Newton 
Arnold served as a trooper in the 1st Volunteer Cavalry 
(Rough Riders). 

From May 12, to August 15, 191 7, he attended the 
first Officers' Training Camp, Plattsburg, as a member of 
Company 6, 2d Provisional Training Regiment. In 
September, 191 7, he was assigned to the I52d Depot 
Brigade, Camp Upton, New York, as Major, Infantry. 
Until discharged in December, 1918, he was on duty with 
a depot brigade and with the 167th Infantry. 



WILLIAM VINCENT ASTOR 

Born November 15, i8qi, in New York City 

Son of John Jacob and Ava L. Willing Astor 

Harvard, 191 2 

On Active Service April 7, 1917 to May 24, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

William Vincent Astor enlisted in the spring of 19 16 
as a seaman in the 2d Battalion, Naval Militia, New 
York. He was soon promoted to be an Ensign, U. S. 



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Naval Reserve Force, and was appointed Commanding 
Officer, Aeronautic Section, 2d Battalion. In January, 
1 91 7, he was relieved from duty with the Aeronautic 
Section and assigned to the 1st Division, 2d Battalion, 
Naval Militia, New York. 

He entered federal service on April 17, 19 17, as an 
ensign and was assigned to the u. s. s. Noma as watch 
officer. On this ship he sailed, from New York on June 
9, 191 7, for overseas duty. He was promoted to be a 
Lieutenant, junior grade, on January 1, 19 18, and was 
Naval Port Officer, Royan, France. He later was ap- 
pointed Executive Officer, u. s. s. Aphrodite, and was 
promoted to be a Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, 
Class 2, on July 1, 19 18. 

He returned to the United States on April 25, 1919, on 
the ex-German Submarine U-117, and was placed on the 
inactive list on May 24, 191 9. 



WALDORF ASTOR 

Born May ig, 1879, in New York City 

Son of William Waldorf and Mary Dablgren Paul Astor 

New College, Oxford 

On Active Service October 20, igi4 to January, IQ17 

Latest Rank: Major, Quartermaster General's Services, British Army 

Viscount Astor received a temporary commission of 
major in His Majesty's forces in October, 19 14, and was 
attached to the Salisbury command as inspector in the 
Quartermaster General's Services until December, 1915. 
He was then transferred to the London command and 




William Vincent Astor 



Waldorf Astor 




Copley Amory, Jr. 



Reginald LaGrange Auchincloss 



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was released in January, 191 7, in order to take up his 
duties as parliamentary secretary to the prime minister. 
Major Astor was mentioned in despatches in February, 
1917. 



CHARLES CROOKE AUCHINCLOSS 

Born September 24, 1881, in New York City- 
Son oj Edgar Stirling and Maria LaGrange Sloan Auchincloss 
Yale, A. B., 1903; Harvard, LL. B., 1906 
On Active Service August 3/, 191 8 to December 11, 1918 
Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Charles C. Auchincloss attended the Plattsburg Train- 
ing Camp of 1 91 6. In August, 191 8, he became an officer 
candidate at the Field Artillery Central Officers' Training 
School at Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, and was on 
duty there when the armistice was signed. 

He was commissioned Captain, Field Artillery Section, 
Officers' Reserve Corps. 



GORDON AUCHINCLOSS 

Born June 15, 1886, in New York City- 
Son of Edgar Stirling and Maria LaGrange Sloan Auchincloss 
Yale, A. B., 1908 ; Harvard, LL. B., 191 1 

Shortly prior to the entry of the United States into the 
World War, Gordon Auchincloss represented the De- 
partment of State in confidential matters in New York 
City. A short time after that he became assistant to 
the counsellor of the State Department, Washington. 



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He continued in that capacity until the time of his resig- 
nation, July i, 1 919. 

From October to December, 191 7, he acted as secre- 
tary to the American War Mission to England and France, 
and during October and November, 191 8, was secretary 
to Colonel E. M. House in connection with the pre- 
armistice negotiations. During the Peace Conference at 
Paris he was secretary to Colonel House in his capacity 
as peace commissioner of the United States. 



REGINALD LA GRANGE AUCHINCLOSS 

Born January 20, i8gi, in New York City 

Son of Edgar Stirling and Maria LaGrange Sloan Aucbincloss 

Yale, A. B., 1913 

On Active Service July, 1917 to December 15, 1918 

Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Reginald L. G. Auchincloss enlisted in Squadron A, 
New York National Guard, in May, 19 15, and served on 
the Mexican border from July, 19 16, to February, 19 17, 
as 2d Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, New York National 
Guard. 

He enlisted in the U. S. Naval Reserve Force in July, 
19 1 7, and after preliminary training at Pensacola, Flor- 
ida, served as flight ensign, instructing in aviation at Bay 
Shore, Long Island. He continued on that duty until 
placed on the inactive list on December 15, 191 8. 



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RICHARD FRANKLIN BABCOCK 

Born March 27, i8g§, in New York City 

Son of Henry Denison and Anna Mary Woodward Babcock 

Harvard, A. B., igi6 

On Active Service May 11, igiy to January 14, igig 

Latest Rank : First Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

After attending the Plattsburg camp of 1916, Richard 
F. Babcock was a member of the Officers' Training Regi- 
ment at Harvard University. At the first Officers' 
Training Camp at Plattsburg in 191 7, he was commis- 
sioned 2d Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, and on 
August 31, 1 91 7, was assigned to duty at Camp Upton. 

On November 15, he was transferred to Hazelhurst 
Field, Mineola, Long Island. He served there as assistant 
quartermaster until May 10, 191 8, during which time he 
was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant. 

From May 14, 191 8, until discharged in January, 1919, 
he served as quartermaster at Souther Field, Americus, 
Georgia. 

WOODWARD BABCOCK 

Born June 14, 1876, in New York City 

Son of Henry Denison and Anna Mary Woodward Babcock 

Columbia, A.B., i8g7 

On Active Service October 18, igi8 to February, igig 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Woodward Babcock entered the armed service on Oc- 
tober 18, 191 8, as 1st Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, 
and was on duty with the Fuel, Forage, and Remount 
Division, Quartermaster Corps, in New York City, un- 
til he was discharged in February, 191 9. 



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ELLIOT COWDIN BACON 

Born July 4, 1888, in Boston, Massachusetts 
Son of Robert and Martha Waldron Cowdin Bacon 

Harvard, A. B., igio 
On Active Service May 8, IQ17 to March 1, igig 
Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Elliot C. Bacon was commissioned Captain, Field 
Artillery, at the first Officers' Training Camp at Platts- 
burg, August 15, 191 7. He was assigned to the 77th 
Division at Camp Upton and was placed in command of 
Battery C, 304th Field Artillery. 

He went overseas with the 77th Division in April, 191 8, 
and took his battery into action near Baccarat (Vosges) 
on July 14. From that date until the signing of the 
armistice his regiment was almost continuously in action. 
From the Vosges it moved to the Vesle sector, where it 
went into more strenuous action early in August. 

After advancing from the Vesle River to the Aisne 
River, about twelve kilometres, the 77th Division was 
moved to the Argonne front and Captain Bacon placed 
his battery in line as part of the tremendous artillery 
preparation which preceded the attack of September 26. 
He commanded his battery throughout the advance to 
the Meuse. 

In January, 191 9, Captain Bacon was transferred to the 
headquarters of the 1st Army Corps and was made aide- 
de-camp to the corps commander. He was discharged 
in March, 19 19, to be recommissioned Major, Field Ar- 
tillery Section, Officers' Reserve Corps. 



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GASPAR GRISWOLD BACON 

Born March 7, 1886, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of Robert and Martha Waldron Cowdin Bacon 

Harvard, A. B., igo8 ; LL. B., 1Q12 

On Active Service May 12, 1Q17 to February 25, igig 

Latest Rank: Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

From June to November, 19 16, Gaspar G. Bacon served 
on the Mexican border as a member of the Massachusetts 
National Guard. He attended the first Officers' Training 
Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, from May to July, 
191 7, was commissioned Captain, Field Artillery, on July 
15, 191 7, and was assigned to the second Officers' Training 
Camp at Fort Oglethorpe as instructor. 

In November, 191 7, he was assigned to the 316th Field 
Artillery, 81st Division. In January, 191 8, he was de- 
tailed to the School of Fire, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and was 
made instructor there in April, 191 8, serving as such until 
October. He was promoted to be Major, Field Artillery, 
on July 30, 19 1 8. 

Following his instructorship at the School of Fire, 
Major Bacon was assigned to the 16th Field Artillery 
Brigade, of which he served as brigade adjutant from 
December, 19 18, until discharged in February, 1919. 



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ROBERT BACON 

Born July 5, i860, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of William Benjamin and Emily Crosby Low Bacon 

Harvard, A. B., 1880 

On Active Service May 26, 1917 to April 5, 1919 

Died of illness contracted in line of duty, May 29, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Robert Bacon's war record antedates the entry of the 
United States into the World War. He arrived in Paris 
in September, 19 14, before the battle of the Marne. He 
served in the British Red Cross, was later president of 
the American Ambulance Hospital at Neuilly-sur-Seine, 
Paris, and suggested and arranged for the first Harvard 
hospital unit to serve with the B. E. F. 

He returned to the United States in 1915 and took an 
active part in the preparedness campaign, assisting in the 
organization of the original training camp at Plattsburg, 
August 8 to September 5, 1915, which camp he attended. 

In 19 1 6 he ran for United States Senator with the sole 
purpose of arousing the people of this country to their 
duty to the allies. Upon our entrance into the war he 
was at once commissioned Major, Quartermaster Corps, 
May 26, 1 91 7, and sailed for France with General Persh- 
ing, as a member of his staff, on June 13, 1917. 

His first assignment in the A. E. F. was as Post Com- 
mandant, G. H. Q., Chaumont. He was then appointed 
Aide-de-Camp to the Commander-in-Chief, holding the 
temporary rank of colonel. He was subsequently ap- 
pointed chief of the American Mission at British G. H. Q., 




ROBERT BACON 



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during which time he served as aide-de-camp on the 
personal staff of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. 

He was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Quarter- 
master Corps, on October 5, 19 18, and was commissioned 
Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, on November 15, 191 8. 
While in the line of duty he contracted influenza, from 
which he never recovered. He returned to the United 
States a sick man. He arrived at New York on April 2, 
191 9, and was discharged on April 5. The after-effects 
of influenza persisted and finally reached his lungs. He 
died of bronchial pneumonia on May 29, 191 9. 

Lieutenant Colonel Bacon received the following deco- 
rations: Distinguished Service Medal, Legion d'Honneur, 
Croix de Guerre avec deux palmes, Knight Commander, 
Order of St. Michael and St. George. 

His citation for the Distinguished Service Medal reads: 

"For exceptionally meritorious and distin- 
guished services. He served with great credit 
and distinction as Post Commandant of General 
Headquarters and as Aide-de-Camp to the 
Commander-in-Chief. By his untiring efforts 
as Chief of the American Mission at British 
General Headquarters, he has performed with 
marked ability innumerable duties requiring 
great tact and address." 

The citation from Marechal Petain reads: 

Citation a l'Ordre de i/Armee 

Le Lieut. Col. Robert Bacon, 

Chef de la Mission Militaire aupres du G. Q. G. 
Brittanique. 
"Officier superieur de haute valeur profession- 
nelle et morale. Comme Ambassadeur des 



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Etats Unis a la France, puissamment contribue 
aii resserrement des liens d'amitie unissant Ies 
deux nations. Nomine aide de camp du General 
Commandant en Chef des Forces Americaines 
au debut de I'entfee en guerre des Etats Unis, 
s'est depense sans compter, et par son activite 
inlassable et ses qualites d'organisateur, a 
grandement contribue, d'abord a la formation, 
puis au succes, des Armees Americaines." 

Petain. 
26 Janvier, 19 19. 



ROBERT LOW BACON 

Born July 23, 1884, in Boston, Massachusetts 
Son oj Robert and Martha Waldron Cowdin Bacon 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q07 ; LL. B., igio 

On Active Service April 24, 1Q17 to January 2, igig 

Latest Rank : Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

At the first Officers' Training Camp, Fort Oglethorpe, 
Georgia, Robert L. Bacon was made 1st Sergeant, 2d 
Battery, 6th Provisional Training Regiment, and was 
designated as a "candidate instructor/' On August 15, 
191 7, he was commissioned Major, Field Artillery, and 
assigned to the second Officers' Training Camp, Fort 
Oglethorpe, as instructor, commanding the 2d Battalion, 
Field Artillery Training Regiment. 

From December 15, 19 17, until February 8, 191 8, he 
was adjutant of the 156th Field Artillery Brigade, 81st 
Division, stationed at Camp Jackson, South Carolina. 
He was then transferred to the office of the Chief of Staff, 
War Department, as assistant to the Chief of Field Ar- 
tillery. 

From September 10 to November 10, he attended the 




Gaspar Griswold Bacon 



Robert Low Bacon 




Gordon Auchincloss 



George Fisher Baker, Jr 



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School of Fire at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. During this period 
he was recommended for a lieutenant colonelcy, prepara- 
tory to being assigned to overseas duty. His promotion 
and sailing were held up by the signing of the armistice, 
and he was returned to duty as assistant to the Chief of 
Field Artillery. 

When discharged on January 2, 1919, he was re- 
commissioned as Major, Field Artillery Section, Officers' 
Reserve Corps, and was later promoted to be a lieutenant 
colonel, for which rank he was recommended at the time 
of his discharge from active service. 



GEORGE FISHER BAKER, Jr. 

Born March 19, 1878, in New York City- 
Son oj George Fisber and Florence Tucker Backer Baker 

Harvard, A. B., 1899 

On Active Service October 4, 1918 to November 28, 1918 

Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

In July, 19 1 7, George F. Baker, Jr., was appointed head 
of the American Red Cross Commission to Italy, with 
the assimilated rank of lieutenant colonel. The purpose 
of this commission was to recommend the scope of the 
work of the American Red Cross in Italy and the ac- 
tivities it should undertake. He returned to the United 
States in November, 1917. 

In October, 1918, he was admitted to the Central 
Officers' Training School at Camp Zachary Taylor, Ken- 
tucky. As the armistice was signed before the comple- 
tion of the instruction, he did not receive a commission. 



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CHARLES HOBART BALDWIN 

Born July 19, 1897, in San Francisco, California 

Son of Charles Adopb and Virginia Hobart Baldwin 

Harvard, A. B., 1920 

On Active Service May is, 1918 to June 14, 1919 

Latest Rank : Sergeant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Charles H. Baldwin entered the armed service on May 
15, 191 8, as a private in the Machine Gun Company, 
74th Infantry, 12th Division. He was soon promoted to 
be a corporal, then a sergeant. 

The 1 2th Division was scheduled to sail for France in 
August, 19 1 8, but was delayed by an epidemic of in- 
fluenza. The signing of the armistice prevented a re- 
sumption of its plans, and it did not serve overseas. 

Sergeant Baldwin also served with the 151st Depot 
Brigade and with the 1st Overseas Casual Detachment, 
Camp Devens, Massachusetts. 



WILLIAM WOODWARD BALDWIN 

Born June 23, 1862, in Baltimore, Maryland 
Son of Summerfield and Frances Cugle Baldwin 
Harvard, A. B., 1886; Maryland, LL. B„ 1888 

William Woodward Baldwin was appointed govern- 
ment appeal agent on August 15, 19 17, and was assigned 
to Local Board No. 146, Borough of Manhattan, New 
York City. He served in that capacity throughout the 
remainder of the war. 



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On October 15, 19 17, he was appointed chairman of the 
"four-minute men." The purpose of this organization 
was to present to public audiences in four-minute speeches, 
on subjects assigned by the government, matters on 
which popular co-operation was desired. Mr. Baldwin 
served as chairman throughout the remainder of the war. 



HENRY McCOMB BANGS 

Born April 14, 1885, in New York City- 
Son of Francis Sedgwick and Ellen Busb McComb Bangs 
Columbia, A. B., 1906 
On Active Service August, 1917 to December 27, 1918 
Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Henry McC. Bangs, attended the Plattsburg camp of 
1915. In July, 19 1 7, he was commissioned 1st Lieu- 
tenant, Aviation Section, Signal Corps, and was attached 
to the Royal Flying Corps, Toronto, Canada, during 
August and September, 1917. 

During the next three months he was stationed at 
Fort Worth, Texas, as Adjutant, 17th Aero Squadron. 
He then accompanied the 17th Aero Squadron overseas 
and from February to June, 1918, was attached to the 
Royal Flying Corps, B. E. F., in France. 

In July, 191 8, he was transferred to the office of G — 2 
(Intelligence), Service of Supplies, A. E. F., and served 
there until his discharge in December, 191 8. 



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THOMAS HUNT BARBER 

Born January 20, i88g, in New York City- 
Son oj Thomas Henry and Harriet Bayard Townsend Barber 
Harvard, A. B., ign ; Columbia, A. M., 1913; LL. B., 1913 
On Active Service August 5, 1917 to February 27, 1920 
Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Thomas H. Barber began his preliminary military train- 
ing in 1908 as a private in Battery A, Massachusetts 
Volunteer Militia, in which he served until September, 
1 910. From January, 191 1, until June, 191 3, he served 
in the 12th New York National Guard, first as 2d Lieu- 
tenant, then as 1st Lieutenant. 

He attended the Plattsburg Camp of 1915 and in June, 
1 916, rejoined the 12th New York National Guard as 
1st Lieutenant. With this organization he saw Mexican 
border service from June, 191 6, until March, 191 7. On 
May 2, 191 7, he was promoted to be a captain and was 
mustered back into federal service on August 5, 19 17. 
On December 30 he was transferred from the 12th New 
York National Guard. 

From February 17, 19 18, until June 30, 19 18, Captain 
Barber was on duty with the 4th Pioneer Infantry. He 
was then transferred to the 1st Pioneer Infantry, with 
which he went overseas on July 9, .1918. 

He took part in the Marne-Oise offensive, the Ourcq 
defensive, the Oise-Aisne offensive, and the Meuse- 
Argonne offensive. 

With the 1 st Pioneer Infantry, he entered Germany on 
December 2, 191 8. On May 17, he was transferred to 




Charles I I,, bart Baldwin 



Thomas Hunt Barber 




R. Livingston Beeckman 



James Whitney Barney 



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the Office of Civil Affairs, in Germany, and continued on 
that duty until January 26, 1920. He was cited in War 
Department orders " for gallantry in action near Cuisy, 
France, October 7, 1918." 

Following his discharge, February 27, 1920, he was 
recommissioned Major, Infantry Section, Officers' Re- 
serve Corps. 

JAMES SEARLE BARCLAY 

Born May 7, 187s, * n New York City 

Son oj James Searle and Eliza Oldfield Barclay 

Columbia, 1898 

J. Searle Barclay served as a member of the War In- 
dustries Board, Washington, from September 1, 19 17, to 
January 1, 191 9. He was Chief of Permit to Ship Sec- 
tion of the Steel Division, War Industries Board. 



JAMES WHITNEY BARNEY 

Born May 8, 1878, in New York City 

Son oj Charles Tracy and Lilly Collins Whitney Barney 

Yale, A. B., 1900 

On Active Service May, 1917 to February, 1919. 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

James W. Barney was a member of the 4th Company, 
2d Provisional Training Regiment, Plattsburg Barracks, 
and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, on Au- 
gust 15, 191 7. He was assigned to the 77th Division, at 
Camp Upton, as a platoon commander of Company A, 
306th Infantry. 

In March, 191 8, he went overseas, in command of a 



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detachment of one hundred and four casuals, as an ad- 
vance billeting officer of the 77th Division. For a brief 
period he was on duty as a liaison officer under Major 
Harjes. He was reassigned to the 77th Division as 
billeting officer on June 1. 

He was then appointed aide-de-camp to Brigadier 
General Evan M. Johnson, commanding the 153d Infan- 
try Brigade, 77th Division, and served as liaison officer to 
the 307th Infantry until July 1, 1918. 

From July 1, 191 8, until the time of his discharge, he 
served as aide-de-camp to Major General William M. 
Wright, commanding general of the 3d Army Corps and, 
later, commanding general of the 89th Division. 

As aide-de-camp, he served under Major General 
Wright in the 3d, 5th, and 7th Army Corps, and in the 
89th Division. He was in action in the St. Mihiel offen- 
sive and in the Argonne, and was cited in the divisional 
report. 

He was promoted to be a captain on October 15, 191 8, 
and accompanied Major General Wright when he was 
placed in command of the 1st Army Corps on November 
12, 1918. 

WILLIAM BAYLIS 

Born June 7, 1881, in New York City 

Son of William and Adelaide E. Brooks Baylis 

Princeton, A. B., 1903 

On Active Service December 20, 1917 to January 10, 1919 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

William Baylis served in Squadron A, New York Na- 
tional Guard, from 1904 until 191 o, rising to the grade of 



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sergeant. He then joined the 8th Regiment, New York 
National Guard, where he was successively 2d Lieutenant, 
1 st Lieutenant, Captain, and Major. He was commis- 
sioned Captain, Ordnance Department on December 20, 
19 1 7, and was on duty as such, at Washington, D. C, 
until August 18, 191 8. 

He was then transferred to the field artillery and was 
commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Field Artillery, on August 
18, 191 8. He was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant on 
September 20, 191 8. He was stationed at Camp Zachary 
Taylor, Kentucky, as equitation instructor, attached to 
the 6th Field Artillery Replacement Depot Regiment, 
and was also a student at the School of Fire, Fort Sill, 
Oklahoma. 



R. LIVINGSTON BEECKMAN 

Born April 15, 1866, in New York City- 
Son of Gilbert L. and Margaret A. Foster Beeckman 

R. Livingston Beeckman was governor of the State of 
Rhode Island during the World War. 



AUGUST BELMONT 

Born February 18, 1853, in New York City 

Son oj August and Caroline Slidell Perry Belmont 

Harvard, A. £., 1874 

On Active Service December i, IQ17 to January 8, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Major, Air Service, U. S. A. 

August Belmont was commissioned Major, Aviation 
Section, Signal Corps, with the A. E. F. in France, in 



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December, 191 7. He was later transferred to the Supply 
Department, under Brigadier General Charles G. Dawes. 

Upon orders from the commander-in-chief, he went to 
Spain on a special mission, to negotiate an understanding 
with the Spanish Government for the procurement of 
general supplies from Spain for the A. E. F. He also had 
authority from the State Department to represent the 
United States Government in negotiations with Spain. 

He was cited by General Pershing, April 19, 19 18, for 
"exceptional, meritorious and conspicuous service." 



MORGAN BELMONT 

Born March ig, i8q2, in Hempstead, New York 
Son oj August and Bessie Hamilton Morgan Belmont 

Harvard, A. B., igi4 

On Active Service October 5, igiy to January 28, igig 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

After serving in the Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps dur- 
ing October, 19 17, Morgan Belmont enrolled as a cadet 
in the Ground Officers' Training School, Kelly Field, 
Texas, on November 3, 19 17. He was commissioned 
2d Lieutenant, Air Service, on December 27, and was 
stationed at Kelly Field. 

On February 25, 1918, he went overseas and was sta- 
tioned in France from March to May, 19 18. On May 20, 
he was transferred to Italy, where he served until Decem- 
ber, 191 8, as adjutant of the 8th Aviation Instruction 
Centre, Foggia. While stationed in Italy, he was pro- 
moted to be a 1 st Lieutenant. He returned to the United 
States in January, 19 19. 







Morgan Belmont 



August Belmont 




Griscom Bettle 



Perry Belmont 



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PERRY BELMONT 

Born on December 28, 1850, in New York City- 
Son oj August and Caroline Slidell Perry Belmont 

Harvard, A. B., 1872 

On Active Service May 6, 1Q17 to May 21, 1Q20 

Latest Rank: Captain, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

During the Spanish-American War, Perry Belmont 
served as Major and Inspector General, 1st Division, 
2d Army Corps, U. S. Volunteers. 

On May 5, 191 7, he was commissioned Captain, 
Quartermaster Corps, and was assigned to the Remount 
Section. He was stationed at Washington, D. C, until 
he was discharged on May 21, 1920. 



RAYMOND BELMONT 

Born May 57, 1888, in Hempstead, New York 
Son oj August and Bessie Hamilton Morgan Belmont 

Harvard, 190Q 

On Active Service August 15, 1917 to June 12, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Raymond Belmont was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
Cavalry, on August 15, 19 17, and served with the 311th 
Infantry, 78th Division, at Camp Dix, during the first 
half of September. He was then attached for a few days 
to the 309th Machine Gun Battalion and was assigned, 
on September 20, to the Headquarters Troop, 78th 
Division. 



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He was promoted to be a ist Lieutenant on February 8, 
19 1 8, and sailed overseas with the 78th Division on May 
20, 1918. 

He was in action in the St. Mihiel offensive and in the 
Limey sector from September 12 to October 3. The 
78th Division then moved into the Meuse-Argonne of- 
fensive and Lieutenant Belmont was in the action from 
Grand Pre to the Meuse, October 14 to November 8. 

From January 20 to March 20, 19 19, he was instructor 
at the ist Army School for the Care of Animals. 

He received his commission as Captain, Field Artillery, 
in March, 19 19. 



JAMES GERALD BENKARD 

Born July 28, 1874, in Nabant, Massachusetts 

Son 0/ James and Fannie Gage Horton Benkard 

On Active Service May is, 1917 to December 21, 1918 

Latest Rank: Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

James G. Benkard began his military career on January 
4, 1 896, when he enlisted as a private in Troop 2, Squadron 
A, New York National Guard. During the Spanish- 
American War he served in Troop A, New York Volunteer 
Cavalry, and was a member of the Porto Rican expedi- 
tion from May 2 to November 8, 1898. 

Soon after his return to the United States, he was 
appointed artificer in Squadron A, New York National 
Guard, and, on November 8, 1899, was commissioned 2d 
Lieutenant, Company B, 12th Infantry, New York Na- 
tional Guard. He was promoted to be a ist Lieutenant 




James Gerald Benkard 



John Philip Benkard 




Oliver William Bird, Ji 



Dudley Gautier Bird 



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on July 24, 1900, and to be a captain on November 14, 
1905. He served with that rank until his discharge from 
the National Guard in 1908. 

At the first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, he 
was commissioned Captain, Infantry, August 14, 191 7, 
and was assigned to the i52d Depot Brigade at Camp 
Upton, New York. He was on duty there throughout 
the war. 



JOHN PHILIP BENKARD 

Born October 30, 1872, in Paris, France 

Son 0/ James and Fannie Gage Horton Benkard 

Columbia, A. B., i8g4 

On Active Service August 23, 1Q17 to April 8, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Captain, Signal Corps, U. S. A. 

The military record of J. Philip Benkard dates back to 
October, 1891, when he enlisted as a private in Company 
K, 7th Infantry, New York National Guard. He was 
commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Company G, 12th Infantry, 
New York National Guard, in April, 1898, and was pro- 
moted to be a captain in October, 1898. During this 
period he saw active service in Cuba as an officer of the 
1 2th New York Volunteers. In 1902 he served as aide- 
de-camp on the staff of Governor Higgins. He was pro- 
moted, in 1906, Major, 12th Infantry, New York Na- 
tional Guard. This rank he held until he resigned in 
March, 1908. 

He attended the second Officers' Training Camp at 
Plattsburg, in 1917, and was commissioned Captain, 
Aviation Section, Signal Corps, on November 8, 191 7. 



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Until March, 191 8, he was on duty in Washington. He 
was then assigned to the Liaison Service, A. E. F., sail- 
ing for Brest on April 3. 

His first assignment in France was to the Ministere de 
la Guerre, where he served during May, 191 8. He was 
then detailed as liaison officer on the staff of General Le 
Grand, commanding the 15th French Region at Marseilles. 
On September 14, he was transferred to G — 3, 1st Army 
Headquarters, as executive officer. He served in that 
capacity for about a month and was then assigned to the 
33d French Corps, near Verdun, as liaison officer. Shortly 
after this, he became liaison officer on the staff of General 
Jerome, commanding the 15th French Region. 

On February 4, 1919, he was assigned to duty as Assis- 
tant Financial Officer, A. E. F., and was stationed at 
Paris as assistant to Major Philip M. Lydig. 

Captain Benkard saw action in the St. Mihiel and 
Meuse-Argonne offensives and was decorated Chevalier, 
Legion d'Honneur. After being discharged in April, 
1 91 9, he was recommissioned as Major, Aviation Section, 
Signal Corps, Officers' Reserve Corps. 

GRISCOM BETTLE 

Born February ig, i8go, in Haverford, Pennsylvania 

Son oj Samuel and Helen Biddle Griscom Bettle 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q14 

On Active Service August 27, igiy to February 20, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Griscom Bettle attended the second Officers' Training 
Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, from August 27 to 
November 27, 19 17. At the close of the encampment, 



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he was commissioned Captain, Field Artillery, and was 
assigned to Headquarters, 162& Field Artillery Brigade 
87th Division. He was placed in command of the Trench 
Mortar Company, i6id Field Artillery Brigade, and sub- 
sequently in Command of the brigade headquarters 
detachment. He was later appointed brigade opera- 
tions officer. 

He sailed for France with i6id Field Artillery Brigade 
on August 27, 191 8, and was in action in the Toul offen- 
sive, near Marcheville and Pantheville, from November 
8 to 11, 1918. 

During his service overseas, he was transferred to 
Headquarters, 151st Field Artillery Brigade, 76th Di- 
vision, as operations officer. He returned to the United 
States on February 17, 19 19, and was discharged on Feb- 
ruary 20. 



ANDREW ALDRIDGE BIBBY 

Born May 30, 1 867, in New York City- 
Son of Edward Apthorpe and Elizabeth Aldridge Bibby 
Columbia, i88g 

Andrew A. Bibby enlisted in the 7th Regiment, New 
York National Guard, in 1890, and served as a private 
in Company K until he was discharged in 1905. He en- 
listed in the Veteran Corps of Artillery in 19 12 and served 
in it until January, 19 17. He was then transferred to 
the 9th Coast Artillery, serving as corporal in the 2d 
Company. 

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the Croton Aqueduct, New York, and in April, 191 8, re- 
signed from the 9th Coast Artillery to join the Y. M. C. 
A. From April 11 to October 15, 191 8, he was Director 
of Education, Y. M. C. A., at the Naval Training Sta- 
tion, Newport, Rhode Island. 



ANTHONY JOSEPH DREXEL BIDDLE, Jr. 

Born December 17, i8q$, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of Anthony Joseph Drexel and Cordelia Bradley Biddle 

On Active Service February 28, IQ17 to February 22, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Engineers, U. S. A. 

A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr., was appointed a sergeant in 
Squadron A, New York National Guard, on February 28, 
191 7. On September 28, he was commissioned 2d Lieu- 
tenant, Infantry, and ordered to duty with the 302d Engi- 
neers at Newport News, Va. He was promoted to be a 1st 
Lieutenant on October 25, and was assigned as aide-de- 
camp to the commanding general, Port of Embarkation, 
Newport News. In this capacity he served until August, 
1918; then for two months he was Assistant Chief of 
Staff, Port of Embarkation, Newport News. During this 
period he was commissioned Captain, Engineers. 

Early in November, 191 8, he was transferred to the 
14th Division, Camp Custer, Michigan, as aide-de-camp 
to the commanding general. He continued on this duty 
until discharged in February, 1919. 

For distinguished service at the Port of Embarkation, 
Captain Biddle was commended by the Secretary of the 
Navy. 



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DUDLEY GAUTIER BIRD 

Born July 14, i8g6, in Hempstead, New York 

Son oj Oliver William and Clara Gautier Bird 

On Active Service September 27, IQ17 to October 8, igig 

Latest Rank : Cbiej Yeoman, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Dudley G. Bird enlisted in the U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force on May 11, 19 17, and was placed on active duty 
on September 27. After training at the Federal Rendez- 
vous, Naval Militia Armory, Brooklyn, New York, he 
was assigned as Seaman, First Class, to the u. s. s. 
Riette, Section Patrol No. 107, and later to the u. s. s. 
Elithro and Section Patrol No. 15. 

On August 10, 191 8, while on duty at Pelham Bay 
Training Station, his rank was changed to chief yeoman, 
and he was sent to League Island Navy Yard, Phila- 
delphia. 

On August 20, 19 1 8, he sailed from Halifax for Liver- 
pool on H. M. S. Devonshire. From September 1, 191 8, 
to October 8, 19 19, he served as executive yeoman at 
U. S. Naval Headquarters, London. He was placed on 
inactive duty on October 8, 1919. 



OLIVER WILLIAM BIRD, Jr. 

Born November 20, i88g, in New York City 

Son oj Oliver William and Clara Sutton Gautier Bird 

On Active Service September g, igi7 to January 4, igig 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Ordnance Department 

Oliver W. Bird, Jr., entered the military service at 
Camp Upton on September 9, 19 17, as a private in the 



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77th Division. He was assigned to the 304th Field 
Artillery, in which he served until transferred, on Septem- 
ber 25, to the Production Division, Cannon Section, 
Ordnance Department, Washington, D. C. 

He was assistant to the officer in charge of the procure- 
ment of machine tools and equipment for plants manu- 
facturing artillery. He was promoted to be an ordnance 
sergeant on October 25, 191 7, and was commissioned 1st 
Lieutenant, Ordnance Department, on December 15. 

In July, 1 91 8, Lieutenant Bird was transferred to the 
U. S. Midvale Gun Plant, at Philadelphia, as first as- 
sistant to the officer in charge of the construction of a 
plant to manufacture sixty- two 16-inch howitzers, com- 
plete. On October 4, he was placed in full charge of the 
operations at the Midvale plant. 

He was recommended for a captaincy, but was not 
commissioned because of the signing of the armistice. 



FRANCIS STANTON BLAKE 

Born May 26, 1872, in Milton, Massachusetts 

Son of George Baty and Harriet Davis Johnson Blake 

Harvard, A. B., 18Q3 

Francis S. Blake attended the Plattsburg camps of 
1 915 and 19 1 6. In September, 191 7, he was appointed 
Assistant Chief, Bureau of Canteens, American Red 
Cross, Paris. From December, 1917, to May, 191 9, he 
was Chief of the Bureau of Canteens. 



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JOHN AMORY LOWELL BLAKE 

Born October 2, 187Q, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son 0/ George Baty and Sara Putnam Lowell Blake 

Harvard, A. B., IQ02 

On Active Service November g, igi8 to November 15, igi8 

Latest Rank : Private, Engineers, U. S. A. 

J. A. L. Blake accepted induction, on November 9, 191 8, 
in the engineers as a private, unassigned, in order that he 
might accept a commission as major, which had been 
tendered him for work in connection with the Student 
Army Reserve Corps. Owing to the signing of the armis- 
tice, two days after his enlistment, he did not receive his 
commission. 

He served in the State Guard of Massachusetts from 
its formation until he resigned, in the spring of 1919, 
with the rank of lieutenant colonel. 



CHARLES BOHLEN 

Born January 14, 1866, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of John and Priscilla Murray Boblen 

Harvard, A. B., 1888 

Charles Bohlen enlisted in the American Red Cross on 
May 1, 191 8. He arrived in France on May 19 and was 
ordered to Neufchateau (Vosges) with the rank of 1st 
Lieutenant, American Red Cross. He was appointed 
Deputy Chief of Line-of-Communications Canteens in 
the Eastern (Advance) Zone. This zone extended from 



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Nancy south to Dijon and from Bar-Ie-Duc east to Bel- 
fort and Alsace-Lorraine. He was in charge of railway 
canteens and rest-houses for officers and enlisted men in 
this zone. 

He was promoted to be a Captain, American Red 
Cross, and sailed for the United States on November 23, 
191 8, arriving in New York on December 4. 

From January 7 to April 7, 1919, he was attached to 
the Employment Bureau for Soldiers, Boston, and from 
April 7 to August 7, 1919, was Assistant Director of 
Military Relief, Northeastern Department, American 
Red Cross, Boston. He was in charge of recreational 
work for soldiers and sailors in the army and navy hos- 
pitals near Boston. 



STEPHEN BONSAL 

Born March 29, 1865, in Baltimore, Maryland 

Son oj Stephen and Frances Land Leigh Bonsai 

Heidelberg, Bonn, and Ecole des Sciences Politiques 

On Active Service September 20, 1917 to December 23, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Military Intelligence Division, U.S.A. 

For the first month of the Spanish-American War, 
Stephen Bonsai served on the Battleship New York 
as Spanish interpreter to Admiral Sampson. Following 
that, he took part in the Santiago campaign as a special 
correspondent with the United States forces. He also 
participated in the China Relief Expedition of 1900 and 
the Philippine insurrection of 1900 and 1901, serving in 
the Samar and Batangas campaigns. 




Anthony Joseph Drexel Biddle, Jr. 



Charles Bohlen 




Stephen Bonsai 



John Cabell Breckinridge 



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For five years he was in the diplomatic service as secre- 
tary of the legation and charge d'affaires in Peking, 
Madrid, Tokio, and Seoul. From 19 13 to 19 16 he was 
commissioner to the Philippines and was later adviser to 
the American Commission at the American-Mexican 
Conference. From June to September, 191 5, he was in 
Mexico on a special mission. 

During the World War, Lieutenant Colonel Bonsai 
served in the Military Intelligence Division of the general 
staff. From October, 191 7, to June, 19 18, he was chief 
of the Ethnic Section, Military Intelligence Division, in 
Washington, D. C. 

From July, 191 8, until the armistice, he served in the 
Military Intelligence Division, General Staff, A. E. F., 
and earned the campaign star of the Meuse-Argonne 
offensive. On November 26, 191 8, he was attached to 
the American Peace Mission and was secretary and inter- 
preter for President Wilson and Commissioner E. M. 
House in all the sessions of the League of Nations Com- 
mission at the Paris Conference. 

During March and April, 19 19, he was the American 
member of the Interallied Commission to Hungary, 
Austria, and Roumania, under Major General Jan 
Christian Smuts. In September and October, 1919, he 
was in Germany on a special mission. 

He holds a commission in the Officers' Reserve Corps as 
Lieutenant Colonel, Military Intelligence Division, Gen- 
eral Staff. 



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JOHN CABELL BRECKINRIDGE 

Born September 7, 1870, in Louisville, Kentucky 

Son of Joseph Cabell and Sally Frances Johnson Breckinridge 

Harvard, LL. B., i8q$ 

On Active Service July 24, igi7 to March 16, igig 

Latest Rank: Captain, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

For five years, 1897 to 1902, John C. Breckinridge served 
in the New York National Guard. From May to Novem- 
ber, 1898, with the rank of captain, he was Assistant 
Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, serving as Acting Chief 
Quartermaster, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps. 

From April, 191 7, to July, 191 7, he served with the 
Norton-Harjes Ambulance Service in France. He was 
then commissioned Captain, Quartermaster Corps, and 
for the remainder of the war was on quartermaster and 
liaison duty in England and France and was assigned to 
the French service. 

He was made Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur, in April, 
1919. 

JASPER YEATES BRINTON 

Born October 5, 1878, in Philadelphia, Penns\,dvania 

Son oj John Hill and Sarah Ward Brinton 

Pennsylvania, A. B., i8g8 

On Active Service September 18, igi7 to November 24, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Judge Advocate General's 

Department, U. S. A. 

From the date of his commission, in September, 191 7, 
until March 24, 1918, Jasper Y. Brinton was on duty in 



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Washington, D. C, at the office of the provost marshal 
general. 

He then went overseas and spent some time at the 
headquarters of the Service of Supplies, in the offices of 
the Judge Advocate and of the Director, Renting, Re- 
quisition, and Claims Service. He was then sent to Base 
Section 2, with headquarters at Bordeaux, as Judge 
Advocate and Section R. R. and C. officer. He served in 
this capacity until July 5, 191 9, and then served as Rent, 
Requisition, and Claims officer in Great Britain for three 
weeks. 

On August 6, 1 919, Lieutenant Colonel Brinton was 
ordered to Paris and assigned to the American Military 
Mission to Armenia, under Major General James G. 
Harbord. He returned to Paris on October 24, 191 9, 
after visiting Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. 

He received a citation from General Pershing for 
especially meritorious service as Judge Advocate at Base 
Section 2, and received the decoration of Chevalier, 
Legion d'Honneur from the French Government. 



CHARLES ASTOR BRISTED 

Born May 24, i86g, in New York City- 
Son of Charles Astor and Grace Ashburner Sedgwick Bristed 
Trinity College, Cambridge, England, LL. B., 18Q3 
On Active Service December 13, 1Q17 to May 13, iqiq 
Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Corps oj Interpreters, U. S. A. 

Charles Astor Bristed attended the 191 5 and 19 16 
Plattsburg camps. He entered the armed service on De- 
cember 13, 1917, as 1st Lieutenant, Corps of Interpreters. 



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From January to March, 191 8, he served at Blois, and 
was then assigned as an interpreter on the staff of Briga- 
dier General W. W. Atterbury, Army Headquarters, 
Paris. He served in that capacity until December, 191 8. 
In December, 1918, he was transferred to the 39th 
Company, Transportation Corps, for return to the United 
States. He remained with that organization at St. 
Pierre des Corps and at St. Emilion until April, 191 9, 
when he returned to the United States and was discharged 
on May 13, 1919. 

ARCHIBALD MANNING BROWN 

Born May 23, 1881, in New York City- 
Son of Charles Stelle and Lucy Nevins Barnes Brown 
Harvard, A. B., IQ03 
On Active Service May 13, igi8 to December, igi8 
Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Archibald M. Brown entered the armed service on 
May 13, 1 91 8, as Ground Officer, Naval Aviation Ser- 
vice. Owing to physical disability he was assigned to 
shore duty. He was ordered to the Hampton Roads Air 
Station for intensive training preparatory to service at 
a coastal air station overseas. Overseas orders were held 
up, however, owing to developments in the German sub- 
marine campaign off the coast of the United States. 

During the summer of 19 18 Ensign Brown frequently 
hunted German submarines in H. S. (Liberty Engine) 
seaplanes. He also made several flights as observer in 
the bow seat of the navy's big H-16 planes, forerunners 
of the NC-4, which crossed the Atlantic. While convoy- 
ing a group of fifty-four ships bound for France he was 



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lost in an H.S.-i plane for part of a night, about ninety 
miles east of Cape Henry. During another flight he was 
caught in a thunder storm and blown to a height of 4,000 
feet, crossing Chesapeake Bay and finally coming down 
at sea, where he was picked up by a liner. 

During September and October, 191 8, he was in charge 
of sending out pilots from the Chatham Air Station, Cape 
Cod. He received orders for overseas service on October 
28, 1 91 8, too late for him to get beyond Hoboken, New 
Jersey, before the signing of the armistice. He was 
placed on the inactive list in December, 191 8. 

On January 1, 19 19, he joined the Y. M. C. A., and for 
six months served in France with the A. E. F. Army Edu- 
cational Commission as assistant to Mr. Lloyd Warren. 
At Bellevue, near Paris, he helped organize and conduct 
a school of fine arts (architecture, painting, and sculp- 
ture) for 350 officers and men of the A. E. F. This school 
was a distinct success, and in April, 1919, was taken over 
by the Educational Department, G. H. Q., A. E. F. 

He returned to the United States in June, 191 9. 

LATHROP BROWN 

Born February 26, 1883, in New York City- 
Son of Charles Stelle and Lucy Nevins Barnes Brown 
Harvard, A. B., igo4 
On Active Service October 14, igi8 to November 2Q, igi8 
Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, Tank Corps, U. S. A. 

Lathrop Brown attended the Officers' Training School 
for the Tank Corps, at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, from 
October 14, to November 29, 191 8. He did not receive 
a commission because of the signing of the armistice. 



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PETER COOPER BRYCE 

Born October 20, i88g, in New York City 

Son oj Lloyd Stevens and Edith Cooper Bryce 

Yale, A. B., 1913 

On Active Service March, 1917 to November 30, 1918 

Latest Rank : Captain, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Peter Cooper Bryce enlisted in Squadron A, New York 
National Guard, on December 14, 1914, and saw service 
on the Mexican border from July 13 to December 4, 1916. 
He was promoted to corporal, then sergeant, in 191 7. 

He attended the second Officers' Training Camp at 
Plattsburg in August, 191 7, but was not commissioned 
because of physical disability. In November, 191 7, he 
reported back to the New York National Guard and ac- 
cepted a commission as 2d Lieutenant, which he received 
as the result of an examination taken in July, 191 7. 

He was attached to the 48th Infantry, but was dis- 
charged on December 10, because of the same physical 
disability. He immediately registered with the draft 
board and placed in class 5, 

On September 11, 191 8, he was ordered to the Remount 
Officers' Training Camp at Jacksonville, Florida. He 
completed the course and was recommended for a cap- 
taincy. This commission was only received after the 
signing of the armistice. 




Archibald Manning Brown 



Kenneth Pepperrell Budd 




Peter Cooper Bryce 



Charles Astor Bristed 



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KENNETH PEPPERRELL BUDD 

Born December 11, 187Q, in New York City 

Son 0/ Underbill Augustus and Harriet Louise Cutts Budd 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q02 

On Active Service May 9, 1Q17 to February 13, iqiq 

Latest Rank: Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Kenneth P. Budd was commissioned Captain, Infan- 
try, on April 30, 19 17, and was ordered to active duty 
on May 9, as assistant instructor of Company 7, 2d Pro- 
visional Training Regiment, first Officers' Training Camp, 
Plattsburg. At the close of the encampment, he was 
assigned to the 308th Infantry, 77th Division, at Camp 
Upton, New York. 

On January 1, 191 8, he received his majority and was 
placed in command of the 2d Battalion, 308th Infantry. 
He went overseas on April 6, 191 7, in command of all 
troops on his transport, including his own battalion. 

After training with the British in Flanders, he took his 
battalion into action, in June, 19 18, in the Baccarat 
Sector (Vosges). Early in August, the 77th Division 
moved into the Oise-Aisne offensive, and Major Budd's 
battalion took over positions on the Vesle River, at 
Villesavoie. He was gassed there on August 18, but 
rejoined his organization for the Meuse-Argonne offensive. 

He attended the Army General Staff College at Langres, 
from which he was graduated on January 1, 1919. 

Major Budd received the Distinguished Service Cross, 
the Croix de Guerre with palm, and, on May 5, 191 9, was 
made Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur. 



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CHESTER GRISWOLD BURDEN 

Born September 4, 1888, in Lenox, Massachusetts 

Son of Joseph Warren and Harriette Hart Griswold Burden 

Harvard, igio 

On Active Service May g, IQ17 to August 20, iqiq 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Chester G. Burden received his preliminary military 
training in Battery A, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia, 
and at the 19 15 Plattsburg camp. At the first Officers' 
Training Camp, at Plattsburg, in 191 7, he was commis- 
sioned 2d Lieutenant, Field Artillery, and was assigned 
to the 305th Field Artillery, 77th Division, at Camp 
Upton, New York. 

He was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant in January, 
19 1 8, and went overseas with his organization in April. 
Upon arrival in France, his brigade went into intensive 
training near Bordeaux. Early in July he entered the 
line in the Baccarat sector (Vosges). 

He then went into action with the 305th Field Artillery, 
on the Vesle River, near Fismes, and later took part in 
the Meuse-Argonne offensive, beginning September 26. 
During this offensive, October 2, he was wounded and 
was in the hospital until after the armistice. 

Upon leaving the hospital, he was transferred to the 
Peace Commission at Paris, where he remained for eight 
months as recording secretary to the Supreme Council. 

He was cited in the general orders of the 77th Division, 
and in regimental orders. 




Amory Sibley Carhart 



James Abercrombie Burden, Jr. 




Chester Griswold Burden 



Joseph Warren Burden 



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JAMES ABERCROMBIE BURDEN, Jr. 

Born June, 12 i8gy, in Lenox, Massachusetts 

Son of James Abercrombie and Florence Addle Sloane Burden 

Harvard, A. B., IQ20 

On Active Service April 26, 1Q17 to March 13, igig 

Latest Rank : Chief Yeoman, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

James A. Burden, Jr., enlisted as a first-class seaman on 
April 26, 19 1 7, and was immediately assigned to the u. s. 
S. Harvard. He was transferred, on May 20, to the u. s. 
s. Taniwha, and did active patrol duty off Sandy Hook, 
at the entrance of New York Harbor, until August 10, 
191 7. He was then transferred to the Naval Intelligence 
Office, Brooklyn Navy Yard, and was placed on inactive 
duty on October 13, 191 7. 

He re-entered active service as first-class yeoman in 
February, 191 8, and served in the office of the cable censor- 
ship, New York. In August, 191 8, he was promoted to 
be a chief yeoman and was transferred to U. S. Naval 
Headquarters, London. He served there with the In- 
telligence Section until February, 19 19, when he was de- 
tailed to duty with the Food Commission, at Paris. He 
was recommended for a commission by Admiral Sims, U. 
S. Navy. 



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JOSEPH WARREN BURDEN 

Born March 18, 1884, in Troy, New York 

Son of Joseph Warren and Harriette Hart Griswold Burden 

Harvard, A. B., igo6 

On Active Service July 7, igi8 to December 22, iqi8 

Latest Rank : Captain, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

After attending the Plattsburg camps of 191 5 and 19 16, 
Joseph W. Burden was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
15th New York National Guard. He served with this 
organization until they were federalized and was then 
discharged because of physical disability. 

On July 7, 19 18, he enlisted as a private, first class, 
in the Quartermaster Corps and was assigned to the 
Remount Officers' Training School at Camp Shelby, 
Mississippi. 

He was commissioned Captain, Quartermaster Corps, 
on October 15, 191 8, and was assigned to the Auxiliary 
Remount Depot at Camp Dix, New Jersey. He served 
there as adjutant and assistant to the commanding officer 
until the time of his discharge, December 22, 191 8. 

PERCY MORRIS BURRILL 

Born October 6, 1872, in Pelham, New York 

Son oj Charles Drayton and Sophia Morris Burrill 

Columbia, M. E., i8g6 

Percy Morris Burrill volunteered for government ser- 
vice as a "dollar-a-year man" in July, 191 8. He was 
rated as a metallurgist and was assigned as assistant 
negotiator of pig-iron contracts in the Ferrous Branch, 
Raw Material Section, Procurement Division, Ordnance 
Department. 



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FRANCIS HIGGINSON CABOT, Jr. 

Born February 13, iSgs, on Staten Island, New York 
Son oj Francis Higginson and Maud Bonner Cabot 

Harvard, A. B., IQ17 

On Active Service April 1, igi7 to December 75, igi8 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g. (T), U. S. N. 

Francis H. Cabot, Jr., enlisted in the U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force on February 19, 19 17, and was placed on 
active duty at the Boston Navy Yard on April 1. He 
served in various capacities in and around Boston until 
June, 191 7, and was then ordered to the Naval Cadet 
School, 1 st Naval District, Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology. 

At the completion of the course, September 28, 191 7, 
he was commissioned Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force. 
In October, 19 17, he was assigned to the u. s. s. Con- 
necticut and served on that ship with the Atlantic Fleet 
until December 13, 1918. His duties included those of 
junior watch and division officer. He was later Division 
Officer, 1st Division (12-inch 45 caliber B.L.R.), 8-inch 
plotter, and officer in charge of 8-inch fire control. He 
was also operator of the Ford range-keeper and per- 
formed various duties in connection with fire control. 

He resigned from the U. S. Naval Reserve Force in 
March, 19 18, and was commissioned Ensign (T), U. S. 
Navy. He was later promoted to be a Lieutenant, junior 
grade (T), U. S. Navy. 



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LeGRAND bouton cannon 

Born June 27, 18Q4, in Burlington, Vermont 

Son of Henry LeGrand and Elizabeth Adelaide Thompson Cannon 

Princeton, iqi$ 

On Active Service July 13, 1Q17 to December 14, IQ17 ; 

and April 24, igi8 to December 13, igi8 

Latest Rank : Second-Class Machinist's Mate, U. S. Naval Reserve 

Force 

LeGrand B. Cannon served as civilian aviation in- 
structor to U. S. Army Reserve officers at Curtiss Field, 
Miami, Florida, during the spring of 191 7. He resigned 
on June 3, 19 17, and on July 13 enlisted, in New York 
City, in the British Royal Flying Corps. He trained at 
Toronto, Canada, until December 14, 191 7, and was then 
discharged because of physical disability. 

On April 24, 19 18, he enlisted in the U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force as first-class hospital apprentice and was 
stationed at Brooklyn Naval Hospital. He was pro- 
moted to be a petty officer (Mm2) and was placed on in- 
active duty on December 13, 191 8. 



AMORY SIBLEY CARHART 

Born December g, 18Q7, in New York City 
Son of Amory Sibley and Marion Brookman Carbart 

Harvard, A. B., IQ20 

On Active Service Mbrcb 26, IQ17 to January 2, igig 

Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Amory S. Carhart attended the Plattsburg camps in 
1 915 and 19 16. On March 26, 191 7, he enlisted in the 



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U. S. Naval Reserve Force at Newport, Rhode Island, as 
gunner's mate, second class. 

He was stationed at Newport, on Scout Patrol No. 
506, until June 2, 191 7, and was then transferred to 
New London, Connecticut, still serving on Scout Pa- 
trol No. 506. He entered the Officers' Training School 
at Pelham Bay, New York, on July 1, 191 8, and upon 
graduating, October 5, 19 18, was commissioned Ensign, 
U. S. Naval Reserve Force. 

He was assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation 
Service and was stationed at Rosebank Base, Staten 
Island, New York, until January 2, 19 19. He was then 
placed on inactive duty. 



CHARLES BANCROFT CARROLL 

Born March 2, 1884, in Washington, D. C. 

Son of Charles and Suzanne Bancroft Carroll 

Annapolis, iqii 

On Active Service September 4, igiy to April 30, igig 

Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Charles B. Carroll was a student at the U. S. Naval 
Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, from 1907 to 191 1. On 
September 4, 191 7, he entered the U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force as ensign, class 4, and was assigned to the U. S. S. 
Illinois on January 10, 191 8. On February 23, 191 8, he 
was placed in command of Submarine Chaser No. 25. 

He was ordered overseas on May 5, 1918, to report to 
Admiral Sims, U. S. Navy, in London. From May 25 to 
August 10, 19 1 8, he served in the Communications Of- 
fice, U. S. Naval Headquarters, London. He was then 



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appointed Communications Officer and Aide to the Com- 
manding Officer, U. S. Naval Aviation Station, East- 
Ieigh, England. 

On January 2, 191 9, he was assigned to the u. s. s. 
Noma, on which he proceeded to Constantinople. There 
he was appointed aide to Admiral Bristol, U. S. Navy, on 
January 29. He was ordered, on March 20, to return to 
the United States; arrived at New York on April 20; and 
was placed on inactive duty on April 30, 1919, in Class 1. 



CHARLES CARROLL 

Born January 12, 1865, in Baltimore, Maryland 

Son of John Lee and Anita Phelps Carroll 

Harvard, 1887 

Charles Carroll of CarroIIton, was one of the organ- 
izers of the American Hospital at Neuilly in 1914, and 
until July, 1915, was a member of the executive com- 
mittee. In August, 19 14, he was charged by the Amer- 
ican ambassador with moving American citizens out of 
Paris, for which service he received a personal letter of 
thanks from President Wilson. 

In October, 19 14, he was appointed secretary of the 
American Relief Clearing House in Paris, and in Decem- 
ber, 1 91 5, was sent by this organization to assist the 
Serbians in their retreat through Albania to the sea. In 
March, 19 16, he visited Italy and spent a fortnight on 
the Carso and in the Adige valley. 

From April, 1916, to June, 191 7, he organized and oper- 
ated motor-truck trips to Verdun for the relief of the 




John Ridgely Carter 



Robert Kelso Cassatt 




Philip Acosta Carroll 



Charles Carroll 



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Verdun hospitals. In July, 1916, he joined the Com- 
mittee of the Fatherless Children of France and was one 
of two Americans designated by the French Govern- 
ment to distribute money for the relief of French war 
orphans. 

In June, 191 7, he joined the American Red Cross and 
was in charge of the bureau for the "mutiles," distribut- 
ing more than two thousand five hundred artificial limbs 
to wounded soldiers. In September, 1917, he was made 
president of the Fraternite Franco Americaine, which 
was the French section of the Committee of the Father- 
less Children of France. He was commissioned Captain, 
American Red Cross, in October, 191 7. 

In November, 191 7, he went to Italy for the American 
Red Cross and organized the services at Genoa and Milan. 
He then spent four weeks in the trenches on the Piave 
and at Padua, distributing supplies to the Italian sol- 
diers. For this he was decorated by the Italian Govern- 
ment with the silver medal for military valor and was 
received in audience by Pope Benedict XV. He was 
then sent on a mission to the island of Sardinia, where he 
distributed supplies. 

He returned to Paris in January, 19 18, and in March 
went again to Italy, where he was sent on a mission to 
the Adriatic coast with headquarters at Ancona. He 
distributed about one million lire in necessities among 
families of the mobilized. Upon his return to Paris he 
was decorated Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur, May, 19 18. 
He was variously employed on missions to Chateau- 
Thierry, Rheims, and the American camps in 191 8, and 
in 1919 was appointed hospital inspector of the American 



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Red Cross at Menton. He presided at the Decoration 
Day ceremony at Menton on May 30, 19 19, and in June 
left the service of the American Red Cross. 

He was decorated by the Servian Government with the 
Cross of St. Sava, 2d Class, for services rendered the 
Serbians in the early part of 1916. 



PHILIP ACOSTA CARROLL 

Born May 10, 1879, in Baltimore, Maryland 

Son of John Lee and Mary Carter Carroll 

Harvard, A. B., 1902; LL. B., 1905 

On Active Service May 10, 191 7 to February 11, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Philip A. Carroll entered the war on November 14, 
1914, as an ambulance driver in L' Ambulance Ameri- 
caine, an American hospital service organization at 
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. For six weeks he drove an 
ambulance on the British front and was later inspector 
of ambulance units in the field. 

He returned to the United States in March, 19 15, and 
in June became a member of the organization committee 
of the Plattsburg camps. He attended the 1915 camp, 
travelling by road from New York City to Plattsburg 
as a member of the motorized machine gun troop organ- 
ized by Colonel Raynal C. Boiling. 

In April, 191 6, he organized a school for flying at 
Governor's Island, and remained in charge of this school 
until it closed, May, 191 7. On May 3, 191 7, he was 



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commissioned Captain, Air Service, and was assigned 
to the Air Service School at Mineola, Long Island, as 
assistant to the school adjutant. He was soon placed 
in command of the 1st Reserve Aero Squadron (later 
the 26th Aero Squadron) recruited from New York City 
and vicinity and was promoted to be a Major, Air Ser- 
vice, on August 5, 1 91 8. He took his command overseas 
in August, 191 7, and went into training at the flying 
school under construction at Issoudun, France. 

On September 23 he was transferred to Aviation 
Headquarters, Paris, where he was adjutant to the Assis- 
tant Chief of Air Service, Line of Communications. He 
served in that capacity until January 1, 191 8, and was 
promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Air Service, on 
November 6, 191 8. In January, 191 8, he was made 
assistant to the Chief of the Training Section, Air Ser- 
vice. On January 15, the headquarters of the Training 
Section was moved to Tours, where Lieutenant Colonel 
Carroll served until his return to the United States in 
February, 1919. 

During April, 19 18, he served as Acting Chief, Train- 
ing Section, and upon the reorganization of the Train- 
ing Section, in May, he was appointed Deputy Chief. 
On January 1, 191 9, he was appointed Chief of the 
Training Section. 

On April 9, 191 9, he was made a Chevalier, Legion 
d'Honneur, for meritorious service in connection with 
the training of air pilots in France. 






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JOHN RIDGELY CARTER 

Born November 28, 1864, in Baltimore, Maryland 

Son oj Bernard and Mary Ridgely Carter 

Trinity, A. B., 1883 

J. Ridgely Carter was Honorary Treasurer of the 
American Red Cross in Europe from the time of the es- 
tablishment of the American Red Cross in Paris, July, 
191 7, until November, 19 19. He was commissioned 
Major, American Red Cross, in October, 191 7. 

He received the following decorations: Chevalier, 
Legion d'Honneur; Medaille Reconnaissance Francaise. 



ROBERT KELSO CASSATT 

Born September 28, 1873, in Haver ford, Pennsylvania 

Son oj Alexander Johnston and Maria Lois Buchanan Cassatt 

Harvard, A. B., 1895 

On Active Service August 8, 1918 to December 4, iqi8 

Latest Rank : Major, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

From November, 191 7, until August, 191 8, Robert K. 
Cassatt was state director for Pennsylvania, of the Na- 
tional War Savings Committee of the U. S. Treasury. 

On August 6, 1 91 8, he was commissioned Major, 
Quartermaster Corps, and was appointed Assistant Di- 
rector, Fuel and Forage Division, Quartermaster Corps, 
in Washington, D. C. In September, he was transferred 
to the War Plans Division, General Staff, and, in October, 
was transferred to the Operations Division, General Staff. 



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ELBRIDGE GERRY CHADWICK 

Born September u, 1881, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of James Read and Catharine Lyman Chadwick 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q04 

Elbridge Gerry Chadwick joined the American Red 
Cross on July 2, 19 17, and was sent to Paris to organize 
the Home Communication Section. He remained in 
Paris as chief of that section until April, 19 19. He was 
then assigned by the American Red Cross to the Amer- 
ican Relief Administration and was sent on a mission to 
Armenia in May, 19 19. He returned to Paris in October, 
191 9, and resigned from the American Relief Adminis- 
tration and from the American Red Cross. 

He was commissioned Major, American Red Cross, in 
January, 19 18. 

LEWIS STUYVESANT CHANLER, Jr. 

Born July 3, i8q2, in Seabright, New Jersey 

Son oj Lewis Stuyvesant and Alice Chamberlain Chanler 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q14 

On Active Service May 8, iqij to June 20, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

At the Plattsburg camps of 19 15 and 19 16, Lewis S. 
Chanler, Jr., specialized in artillery and was commissioned 
1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery Section, Officers , Reserve 
Corps. He was placed on active service on May 8, 19 17, 
and assigned to the first Officers' Training Camp at Fort 
McPherson, Georgia, as assistant instructor. 



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On August 12, he was promoted to be a captain and was 
assigned to the 321st Field Artillery, 82d Division. In 
September he was detailed to the second Officers' Training 
Camp at Fort McPherson, as instructor, commanding the 
6th Training Battery. In November, he reported back to 
the 321st Field Artillery and was appointed adjutant of 
the 1 st Battalion. He was again detailed to training camp 
duty in January, 191 8, this time as senior instructor at 
Camp Gordon, Georgia. He returned to his organiza- 
tion on April 1 and went overseas with it on May 20. 

During June, 191 8, he attended the Brigade Instruction 
Camp of the 157th Field Artillery Brigade, 82d Division, 
in France. On July 12, he was detailed to the French 
divisional artillery, supporting the 82d Division in the 
Toul Sector, as advance officer of the 157th Field Artillery 
Brigade. On July 30, he reported back to the 321st 
Field Artillery and was assigned to command the 1st 
Battalion. 

He was in action with his battalion in the Toul Sector 
during August, and took part in the St. Mihiel offensive, 
September 12, near Pont-a-Mousson. He then led his 
battalion, by marching, to Les Islettes (Argonne) and 
was in action in the Meuse- Argonne offensive, southeast 
of St. Juvin, from October 6 to 12. He was evacuated, 
sick, but rejoined his organization prior to their relief on 
November 6. 

In January, 191 9, he was assigned to the Peace Com- 
mission at Paris, and on January 24 was sent on a special 
mission to Berlin. Upon his return to Paris, in February, 
he received his majority and returned to the United 
States in command of his battalion. 




Elbridge Gerry Chadwick Lindley Hoffman Paul Chapin 




Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Jr. 



Winthrop Chanler 



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WINTHROP CHANLER 

Born October 14, 1863, in New York City- 
Son of John Wintbrop and Margaret Astor Ward Chanler 
Harvard, A. B., 1886 
On Active Service May 18, 1917 to January 7, 1910 
Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Winthrop Chanler saw action in the Spanish-American 
War as a member of the S. S. Florida expedition, in June, 
1898, which took supplies to General Gomez in Cuba. 
On July 2, while making reconnaissance ashore for a 
landing near Tunas di Zaza, he was shot in the right 
arm. On July 4, his party accomplished its mission and 
he was returned to Washington to have his wounds 
treated. 

On May 18, 191 7, Captain Chanler was appointed 
interpreter for the General Staff, A. E. F., and a few days 
later went overseas with General Pershing and staff. Soon 
after arriving in Paris, he was made chief interpreter for 
the General Staff. In July he was ordered to Neuf- 
chateau to organize quarters for the American war cor- 
respondents. Except for a brief absence in Italy, as in- 
terpreter to the American officer inspecting Italian artillery 
factories, he remained at Neufchateau until February 18, 
191 8, as censor and as conducting officer for war corre- 
spondents and visitors. 

He then accompanied the American Military Mission 
to Italy and remained at Padua until July 20. He fre- 
quently visited the front lines during the Austrian offensive 
of June, 1 91 8, and, on June 17, took part in a night attack 



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by the Bisagno brigade. For his action during this attack 
he was awarded the Italian Medal of War Merit. 

On July 20, 1918, he returned to France as aide-de- 
camp to Major General W. M. Wright. In this capacity 
he saw action in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne 
offensives. After the armistice he was stationed at 
Tonnerre. 

He was discharged in the United States in January, 
1 9 19, and was recommissioned Major, Infantry Section, 
Officers' Reserve Corps. 



LINDLEY HOFFMAN PAUL CHAPIN 

Born December 21, 1888, in New York City 

Son oj Lindley Hoffman and Cornelia Garrison Van Auken Cbapin 

Harvard, A. B., ign ; LL. B., igi4 

On Active Service May 14, 1Q17 to October 25, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Cavalry, U. S. A. 

L. H. Paul Chapin was a member of Squadron A, New 
York National Guard, from April 17, 1916, to May 10, 
19 1 7, and served with the squadron on the Mexican 
border from June 19 to December 28, 191 6. 

He was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Cavalry Section, 
Officers' Reserve Corps, on May 10, 19 17, and was placed 
on active duty at the first Officers' Training Camp, 
Plattsburg, where he served from May 14 to August 15, 
191 7. He was then promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant, 
Cavalry. 

He sailed for France on September 8, 19 17, and was 
assigned to G. H. Q., A. E. F., on November 1. From 



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January to July, 191 8, he passed through a succession of 
serious illnesses, contracted in line of duty. On July 15, 
191 8, he was detailed to French G. H. Q. as assistant to 
G — 4 (Transportation and Co-ordination) of the General 
Staff, A. E. F. He was appointed representative in 
charge of this office on August 25, 191 8, and on October 
20 was assigned, in the same capacity, to the staff of 
Marshal Foch, Interallied Headquarters. 

On December 14, 19 18, he was assigned to the General 
Staff, A. E. F., continuing in the rank of 1st Lieutenant, 
Cavalry. On February 20, 1919, he was promoted to be 
a Captain, Cavalry. 

On July 17, 1919, he was assigned, as one of the Amer- 
ican members, to the Joint Secretariat of the Council of 
Five Principal Allied and Associated Powers, Paris Peace 
Conference. He continued in that capacity until his dis- 
charge in Paris on October 25, 191 9. 

Captain Chapin was awarded the Distinguished Ser- 
vice Medal, the Military Cross (British), and was dec- 
orated Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur. 



JOSEPH HODGES CHOATE, Jr. 

Born February 2, 1876, in New York City- 
Son of Joseph Hodges and Caroline Dutcher Sterling Choate 
Harvard, A.B., 1897 

Joseph H. Choate, Jr., served in the Bureau of Inves- 
tigation, Alien Property Custodian, from March, 191 8, 
to April, 1 919. He had charge of the investigation 
of the chemical industry in the United States for the 



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purpose of ascertaining and taking over German in- 
terests therein. In the course of this work he was one 
of the organizers of the Chemical Foundation, the pur- 
pose of which was to purchase the German-owned chem- 
ical patents and thus destroy one of the bulwarks of the 
German world monopoly, make the patents available to 
American industry, and provide a useful quasi-public 
institution to encourage scientific and industrial chemical 
progress. 



GRENVILLE CLARK 

Born November 5, 1882, in New York City 
Son oj Louis C. and Marian de Forest Cannon Clark 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q03 ; LL. B., igo6 

On Active Service May 15, igiy to December 14, igi8 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Adjutant General's 

Department, U. S. A. 

Grenville Clark was placed on active duty as a Ma- 
jor, Adjutant General's Department, Officers' Reserve 
Corps, on May 15, 191 7. He was promoted to be a 
Lieutenant Colonel, Adjutant General's Department, in 
August, 191 8. During the entire time of his service, 
until December 14, 191 8, he was on staff duty in the 
United States in connection with the mobilization of 
troops and the Officers' Training Camps. 

In 1 92 1 he was awarded the Distinguished Service 
Medal, and was recommissioned Lieutenant Colonel 
Adjutant General's Department, Officers' Reserve Corps. 



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HAROLD BENJAMIN CLARK 

Born December 8, 1S78, in New York City 

Son oj Benjamin S. and Mary Jane Clark 

Harvard, S. B., igoi 

On Active Service July 30, IQ17 to January 10, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Chemical Warfare Service, U. S. A. 

Harold Benjamin Clark served for five years in Squad- 
ron A, New York National Guard and later attended the 
first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, 191 7. He was 
commissioned Provisional 1st Lieutenant in the regular 
army, and on July 30, 191 7, was promoted to be a Cap- 
tain, Ordnance Department, serving as chief of the Small 
Arms and Equipment Section of the Supply Division. 

He received his majority in January, 191 8. In July 
he was transferred to the Chemical Warfare Service and 
promoted to be a lieutenant colonel. 

He went to France in July, 19 18, and was stationed at 
Tours as chief personnel officer, in charge of personnel and 
training, Chemical Warfare Service. He organized the 
Chemical Warfare Training Centre at Chinon and the 
Chemical Warfare Service Officers' Training School at 
Choignes. He remained in command of both until the 
armistice. On the night of October 18, 19 18, he served 
as observer with Company E, 1st Gas Regiment, during a 
projector gas attack on Orne. 

Lieutenant Colonel Clark was a member of the inter- 
national committee for a universal system of marking 
gas shells. 



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JAMES CAMERON CLARK 

Born March 37, 1892, in Newark, New Jersey- 
Son of John William and Margaretta Cameron Clark 
Harvard, A. B., igis 
On Active Service September 27, 1917 to December 20, 1918 
Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

James Cameron Clark received his preliminary military 
training at the 191 6 Plattsburg camp. On December 5, 
19 1 7, he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Air Service. 

He was stationed in Texas, where he was Judge Advo- 
cate, General Courts Martial, at Fort Worth Field, Love 
Field, Dallas, Camp Dick, and other fields. He was also 
summary court officer and intelligence officer at Car- 
ruthers Field, Fort Worth, Texas. 

He commanded Aero Squadron 274. 



LOUIS CRAWFORD CLARK, Jr. 

Born January 18, 1881, in New York City- 
Son of Louis Crawford and Marian de Forest Clark 
Harvard, A. B., 1902 
On Active Service August 18, 1917 to December 31, 1918 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Louis C. Clark, Jr., entered the Office of Naval Intel- 
ligence in Washington, D. C, on June 4, 191 7, and was 
commissioned Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, 
on August 18, 1 91 7. He remained on duty in the Wash- 
ington Office of Naval Intelligence until July 15, 191 8, 



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and was then transferred to the Office of Naval Intelli- 
gence, First Naval District, Boston, Massachusetts. 

In August, 19 1 8, he was assigned to duty in the Naval 
Overseas Transportation Service in the First Naval 
District, and was then appointed Assistant Supervisor, 
Naval Overseas Transportation Service, with headquart- 
ers at Cleveland, Ohio. While on this duty he installed 
3-inch guns and magazines on about twenty steamers 
assigned to the navy for operation. 

He remained at Cleveland until after the signing of the 
armistice and was placed on inactive duty on Decem- 
ber 31, 1918. 

CLEVELAND COBB 

Born May 26, 1884, in Chicago, Illinois 

Son 0/ Henry Ives and Emma Martin Smith Cobb 

Harvard, A. B., igo6 

On Active Service October 18, IQ17 to February 14, igig 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Cleveland Cobb enlisted in the Signal Reserve Corps in 
October and was sent to the Officers' Training School at 
Kelly Field, San Antonio, Texas. Upon completing the 
course, he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, 
and was placed in charge of recruits for about a month. 
He was then sent to the headquarters of the Air Service 
in Washington, D. C. 

Lieutenant Cobb sailed for France in May, 191 8, and 
was stationed at Tours, in charge of the Officers' Section 
of the Personnel Department. He served in this ca- 
pacity until his return to the United States in February, 
1919. 



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HENRY IVES COBB, Jr. 

Born March 24, 1883, in Chicago, Illinois 

Son of Henry Ives and Emma Martin Smith Cobb 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q04 

On Active Service May 10, IQ17 to September 15, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Henry Ives Cobb, Jr., attended the first Officers' Train- 
ing Camp at Plattsburg from May to August, 19 17. At 
the close of the encampment he was commissioned 1st 
Lieutenant, Field Artillery, and was assigned to the Sau- 
mur Artillery School (France). During January and Feb- 
ruary, 191 8, he was aide-de-camp to the Chief of Artillery, 
A. E. F., and in February was returned to the Saumur 
Artillery School as a member of the staff. In May he 
was transferred to G — 3, G. H. Q., A. E. F., where he 
served until August, 191 8. 

From August to November, 19 18, he was a member of 
the Mission Militaire Francaise and was then, for a brief 
period, aide-de-camp to General Westervelt. From De- 
cember, 19 18, to March, 1919, he was an assistant to 
G — 2, 3d Army, A. E. F., and in March served with the 
American Mission to Berlin. 

During April and May, 1919, he was secretary to the 
reparations committee of the American Commission to 
Negotiate Peace. During this time he received his cap- 
taincy. June and July, 19 19, he spent in Roumania as 
a member of the American relief administration. He 
returned to the United States in September, 191 9. 

Captain Cobb was cited by the Mission Militaire 
Francaise and by the King and Queen of Roumania. 




Charles Hcnrv Coster 



Harold Benjamin Clark 




Gifford Alexander Cochran 



Henry Ives Cobb, Ji 



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ALEXANDER SMITH COCHRAN 

Born February 28, 1874, in Yonkers, New York 
Son of William Francis and Eva Smitb Cochran 

Yale, A. B., 1896 

On Active Service February 1, 1917 to July, 1918 

Latest Rank : Commander, Royal Naval Reserve (British) 

Alexander Smith Cochran entered the Royal British 
Navy on February 1, 191 7, and served as Captain of h. 
m. y. Warrior with the North Atlantic and West Indies 
Squadron until January, 191 8. 

He was later an officer on h. m. s. Aquitania, perform- 
ing transport service for one trip. He was then on duty 
at the Admiralty, London, until his resignation in July, 
1918. 

Commander Cochran was decorated Commander of 
the British Empire (C. B. E.) for services rendered on 
h. m. y. Warrior. 



GIFFORD ALEXANDER COCHRAN 

Born December 12, 1880, in Yonkers, New York 

Son of William Francis and Eva Smitb Cochran 

Yale, A. B., 1903 

Gifford A. Cochran attended the 19 16 Plattsburg 
camp. From August 3 to October 22, 191 7, he served 
with the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Service, attached 
to the 2 1st Division, French Army. He was then held 
subject to orders by the United States Air Service until 



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about January 20, 191 8, pending the establishment of a 
Supply Training School in England. 

He joined the American Red Cross on February 1, 
1 91 8, as lieutenant and was sent to Italy on the rolling 
canteen service. He spent three weeks in Val Frenzela 
with a regiment of Bersaglieri and was then assigned his 
own post with the IV Brigata, Bersaglieri, at Bochetta 
di Campiglia, northwest of the Asagio Plateau. On June 
20, 1 91 8, he advanced to the Piave with this brigade and, 
after the Austrians were driven back, returned with it to 
Bochetta. He was in the Trentino at the time of the 
signing of the armistice between the Austrians and the 
Italians. 

He was decorated with the Croce al Merito di Guerra 
by the Commandant of the 5th Army Corps, and was 
cited by the General, IV Brigata, in a letter to the Amer- 
ican Red Cross. 



CHARLES HENRY COSTER 

Born August 6, 18Q7, in Tuxedo, New York 

Son of Charles Henry and Emily Pell Coster 

Harvard, A. B., 1920 

On Active Service October 2, 1917 to March 8, 1919 

Latest Rank: Officer Candidate, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. 

Charles H. Coster entered the armed service on Oc- 
tober 2, 19 1 7, as an interpreter for Colonel Ricker. Due 
to a change of orders, he sailed for France as a casual 
and was attached to the French Mission at Tours. As 
interpreter he made trips of inspection, at the same 



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time placing orders for materiel, to Le Creusot, CMIons- 
sur-Saone, Firmigny, St. Chamond, and other French 
cities. 

During the summer of 191 8 he was sent to Bourges 
as liaison agent between the Technical Section, Ordnance 
Department, and the French Ordnance Proving Grounds. 

In August, 19 1 8, he was recommended for a commission. 
This recommendation was held up, however, by the sign- 
ing of the armistice. Before returning to the United 
States, in February, 19 19, he received a letter of appreci- 
ation from the Chief Ordnance Officer, A. E. F. 

He was discharged in the United States on March 6, 
19 19. In June, 1919, the commission for which he was 
previously recommended became effective, and he was 
commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Ordnance Section, Officers' 
Reserve Corps. He later resigned this commission. 



RAWLINS LOWNDES COTTENET 

Born November 22, 1866, in New York City 

Son of Edward Laight and Mary Lowndes Cottenet 

On Active Service February 5, iqi8 to May, iqiq 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Corps oj Interpreters, U. S. A. 

Rawlins L. Cottenet was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
Interpreters' Corps, in January, 1918, and was assigned 
to the 35th Division, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. In April, 
he went overseas with Major General William M. 
Wright, his staff, and a detachment of 800 men. After 
staying a few days in England, they proceeded to France 
where they were in training for a few weeks with the 



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British forces. They then joined the French in Alsace, 
under General de Boissoudy. 

In July, 1918, Lieutenant Cottenet, by order of Major 
General Wright, was transferred to the 7th Army Corps, 
then commanded by Major General Wright, and later by 
Major General William G. Haan, and took part in the 
Meuse-Argonne offensive. On November 1 0, accompany- 
ing a superior officer, he visited the 2d Division, then in 
action on the Meuse. After returning to the 7th Army 
Corps headquarters, he went into Germany, where his 
organization was stationed at Wittlich. He remained 
there until May, 191 9, when he proceeded to St. Aignan 
for discharge. 

Following his discharge, he went to Venice, by invitation 
of the admiral in charge, and made a report on conditions 
there. 

Lieutenant Cottenet was decorated an Officer of the 
Imperial Crown. 



JAMESON COTTING 

Born June 7, 1874, in New York City- 
Son 0/ Amos and Elizabeth Jameson Cotting 
New York, LL. B., 1896; LL. M., 1896 

Jameson Cotting was assistant in the U. S. War Trade 
Board, Bureau of Branches and Customs, serving in the 
New York office from August 29, 191 8, to January 11, 
1919. 



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CHARLES TEMPLETON CROCKER 

Born September 2, 1884, in San Francisco, California 
Son of Charles Frederick and Jennie Easton Crocker 

Yale, A. B., 1908 

On Active Service January 5, 1918 to March 22, 1919 

Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Charles T. Crocker enlisted in the U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force January 5, 19 18, as chief petty officer. 
Throughout his service he was on duty at the Office of 
Cable Censorship, New York City. He was placed on in- 
active duty on March 22, 19 19. 



STEPHEN VAN RENSSELAER CROSBY 

Born May 14, 1868, in Albany, New York 

Son of John Schuyler and Harriet Van Rensselaer Crosby 

Harvard, A. B., 1891 

S. Van Rensselaer Crosby attended the 191 6 Platts- 
burg camp. When the United States entered the World 
War he enlisted as a private in the 1st Motor Corps, 
Massachusetts State Guard. In the summer of 191 8 he 
was commissioned Major, Quartermaster's Department, 
Massachusetts State Guard, and was assigned to the 
staff of the commanding officer. 

In the autumn of 191 8 he was appointed Chief of Staff, 
Massachusetts State Guard, and just before the signing 
of the armistice was detailed as an aide to Governor 
Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts. 



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ELIOT CROSS 

Born March 18, 1883, in South Orange, New Jersey- 
Son of Richard James and Matilda Redmond Cross 
Harvard, iqo6 

Eliot Cross enlisted in the American Red Cross in Sep- 
tember, 191 7, and sailed almost immediately for France, 
where he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Construction 
Department, American Red Cross. He spent several 
months superintending the construction of hospitals and 
barracks along the lines of communication. 

In January, 191 8, he was promoted to be a 1st Lieu- 
tenant, American Red Cross, and was attached to Amer- 
ican Red Cross Headquarters, Paris. In April, 191 8, he 
was promoted to be a Captain, American Red Cross, and 
was appointed Assistant Director, Construction Depart- 
ment. In September, 19 18, he received his majority and 
was sent to the United States to purchase construction 
materials for use in France. 

After the completion of this work he resigned from the 
American Red Cross and applied for admission to an 
officers' training camp, but was rejected. He then re- 
enlisted in the American Red Cross and was about to 
sail for France when the armistice was signed. He re- 
signed in November, 191 8. 

He was decorated by the French Government with 
the Medaille Reconnaissance Francaise for his work in 
France. 



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WILLIAM REDMOND CROSS 

Born June 8, 1874, in South Orange, New Jersey 

Son of Richard James and Matilda Redmond Cross 

Yale, A. B., 1896 

During the World War, William Redmond Cross was 
director for the Alien Property Custodian. He also did 
local work for the American Red Cross and served in the 
various Liberty Loan campaigns. 



BERTRAM de NEUILLY CRUGER 

Born May 12, 1882, in New York City 

Son of Eugene Guido and Blanche Emma Spedden Cruger 

Harvard, 1904 

On Active Service September 1, 1917 to April 28, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Bertram de N. Cruger attended the first Officers' 
Training Camp at Plattsburg, 191 7, and was com- 
missioned Captain, Infantry. He was assigned to the 
1 5 2d Depot Brigade, 77th Division, at Camp Upton, 
where he served until April, 19 18. He was then trans- 
ferred to the 302d Ammunition Train and was detailed 
to 77th Division Headquarters as assistant to the Chief 
of Staff. 

He went overseas early in April and, with the 77th 
Division, went into training with the 39th British Division 
behind St. Omer. For two weeks, in May, he was de- 
tailed to the front lines, with the 38th Welsh Division. 



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Upon his return to the 77th Division, he applied for 
transfer to combatant troops and was transferred to 
Company C, 302d Ammunition Train, at Bordeaux, 
in June. During June and July, he served, in command of 
his organization, in the Baccarat sector (Vosges). 

From July until September, Captain Cruger attended 
the School of the Line at Langres. After completing the 
course he joined the 36th Division, which, on October 8, 
relieved the 2d Division, in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, 
at Blanchmont, in the Champagne sector. The 36th Di- 
vision was in action in this sector until the end of Octo- 
ber, causing a German retreat to the Aisne, at Attigny. 
It was then withdrawn and sent to the Argonne to relieve 
another combat division. The armistice was signed 
before this relief could be effected and the 36th Division 
was ordered to the 16th Training Area at Cheney, near 
Tonnerre. 

While in the training sector, Captain Cruger applied 
for discharge and was transferred to the 158th Infantry, 
40th Division, at Gradignon, on January 2, 1919. After 
training there for three months he returned to the United 
States and was discharged. 



PHILIP ALLAIN CUSACHS 

Born December 9, 1887, in New Orleans, Louisiana 
Son of Pierre Leon and Louise Celeste Allain Cusacbs 

On Active Service April, 1917 to June 23, 1919 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Philip Allain Cusachs enlisted in the 2d Battalion, 
New York Naval Militia, in May, 191 6, for aeronautic 



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duty only, with the rating of third-class electrician. 
Upon the entrance of the United States into the World 
War he was transferred to the National Naval Volun- 
teers and was stationed at the Naval Air Station, Bay 
Shore, Long Island. 

He was commissioned Ensign, National Naval Volun- 
teers, on June 15, 1917, and was promoted to be a lieu- 
tenant, junior grade, on January 1, 19 18. On February 
14, 1 9 18, he was detached from service at Bay Shore and 
accompanied the U. S. Naval Mission to Brazil as in- 
structor in aviation. 

On July 1, 1 9 18, he was promoted to be a Lieutenant, 
U. S. Naval Reserve Force. He continued on duty at 
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, until May 25, 191 9, when he re- 
turned to Washington, D. C, and was placed on inactive 
service June 23, 191 9, Class 5. 



GRAFTON DULANY CUSHING 

Born August 4, 1864, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of Robert Maynard and Olivia Donaldson Dulany Cushing 

Harvard, A. B., 1885 

Grafton D. Cushing was a private in the 1st Motor 
Corps, Massachusetts State Guard, from May, 191 7, to 
February, 191 8. He then sailed for Europe as chairman 
of a committee appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank 
to visit England and France. 

He was a "four-minute speaker," a member of the 
Legal Advisory Board, and Vice General Chairman of 
the Victory Liberty Loan Committee, Charleston, South 
Carolina. 



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CHARLES SUYDAM CUTTING 

Born January 17, i88g, in New York City 

Son of Robert Fulton and Helen Suydam Cutting 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q12 

On Active Service November 8, IQ17 to April 28, 191Q 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Charles Suydam Cutting was attached to G. H. Q., 
A. E. F., as a counter-espionage officer, from February 2, 
until May 10, 1918. He then attended the British School 
for Intelligence Officers, at Harrow-on-Hill, for two 
months, following which he was attached to the British 
Secret Service for training, serving with the British 4th 
Army. 

Soon after returning to G. H. Q., A. E. F., for intelli- 
gence duty, he took charge of the G — 2b section of the 
American 1st Army and was stationed at Ligny-en-Bar- 
rois. When the counter-espionage areas of the American 
sector in France were organized, he returned to G. H. Q. 
and took over the G. H. Q. area on October 20, 19 18. 
After the armistice, the area in charge of Lieutenant Cut- 
ting extended north to Bar-Ie-Duc. At the withdrawal of 
the 1 st Army, he took over the counter-espionage work of 
their sector and moved his headquarters to Neufchateau 
Ies Vosges. 

He returned to G. H. Q. in the latter part of December, 
191 8, and remained there as counter-espionage officer 
until his return to the United States in April, 191 9. 
Throughout his counter-espionage work in France, Lieu- 




Eliot Cross 



Charles Suydam Cutting 




Bertram deNeuilly Cruger 



Heyward Cutting 



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tenant Cutting was closely associated with the French 
military and civilian authorities who were engaged in 
the same work. 



FULTON CUTTING 

Born December 27, 1886, in New York City- 
Son of Robert Fulton and Helen Suydam Cutting 
Harvard, A. B., igog 

During the World War, Fulton Cutting was a civilian 
employee at the Signal Corps research laboratories at 
Little Silver, New Jersey. He was also a civilian em- 
ployee in the Bureau of Aircraft Production at Washing- 
ton, D. C, and at Dayton, Ohio. 



HEYWARD CUTTING 

Born October 5, i8go, in New York City- 
Son of Henry Mason and Angela Mills Cutting 
Harvard, A. B., igi3 ; LL. B., igi6 
On Active Service September 1, igi7 to February 24, igig 
Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Heyward Cutting enlisted on July 29, 191 7, as a private, 
first class, in the Aviation Section, Signal Reserve Corps. 
He was ordered to active duty on September 1 at the 
School of Military Aeronautics, Cambridge, Massachu- 
setts, where he received ground school training until 
October 20, 19 17. 

He went overseas in the latter part of October and 
received flying training at the Royal School of Aviation, 



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Foggia, Italy, until March 23, 19 18. He was commis- 
sioned 2d Lieutenant, Aviation Section, Signal Reserve 
Corps, and was ordered to France, where he completed his 
training on September 5. During this time his com- 
mission was changed to 2d Lieutenant, Air Service, United 
States Army. 

On September 14, 1918, he was assigned to the 147th 
Aero Squadron, which was then one of the four squadrons 
comprising the 1st Pursuit Group. The 1st Pursuit 
Group took part in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, begin- 
ning September 26. Throughout the entire offensive, 
Lieutenant Cutting took part, as pilot, in the routine 
patrols of his squadron. The nature of his service was 
regular, single-seater, pursuit aviation. 

He was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, on 
October 18, 191 8. After the armistice, he was assigned 
to duty in the executive section, Air Service Headquarters, 
at Paris. 



ANDERSON DANA 

Born July 3, 1889, in Staten Island, New York 

Son oj Paul and Mary Duncan Butler Duncan Dana 

Harvard, A. B., ign 

On Active Service May 14, 1917 to May 10, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Anderson Dana was a member of Battery A, Massachu- 
setts Volunteer Militia, from 1907 to 191 1. He attended 
the first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg in 19 17 
and was commissioned Captain, Field Artillery. He was 
detailed as instructor at the second Officers' Training 




Grafton Dulanv Cushi 



Anderson Dana 




Jameson Cotting 



William Adams Delano 



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Camp at Plattsburg from the end of August to the end of 
November, 191 7, and was then assigned to the 306th 
Field Artillery, 77th Division, at Camp Upton, and was 
made adjutant of the 1st Battalion. 

On February 4, 1918, he was transferred to the 305th 
Field Artillery, commanding Battery A. In this capacity 
he went overseas on April 26 and went into training at 
the Artillery Training Camp at Souge, near Bordeaux. 
He took his battery into the line in the Baccarat sector 
(Vosges) on July 11, 19 18, and on that date fired the 
first shot of any national army artillery. 

Early in August, Captain Dana's organization pro- 
ceeded to the Vesle sector and relieved part of the 4th 
Division on the Vesle on August 17. On September 5, 
Battery A advanced to a position on the Aisne, and on 
September 15 was relieved by Italian artillery. It then 
marched to Florent and took part in the Meuse-Argonne 
offensive from September 26 until relieved by part of 
the 78th Division near Grand Pre on October 17. When 
the advance was resumed on November 1, Battery A 
returned to the line at Chatel Chehery and when the armi- 
stice was signed it was in position near Haraucourt, over- 
looking the Meuse. 

After the armistice, Captain Dana trained his battery 
at Arc-en-Barrois, near Chaumont, until February 11, 
1 919; then at Malicorne, in the Le Mans area, until they 
returned to the United States in April, 1919. 



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PRESTON DAVIE 

Born January 31, 1881, in Louisville, Kentucky- 
Son of George Montgomery and Margaret Howard Preston Davie 
Harvard, A. B., 1904 
On Active Service April 9, 1918 to August 15, 1919 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A, 

Preston Davie received his first military training as a 
member of Battery A, 1st Field Artillery of Massachusetts, 
in 1903 and 1904. 

From April, 191 7, until April, 191 8, he served in a 
civilian capacity as Assistant Director, Council of Na- 
tional Defense and, during the latter part of this period, 
as chairman of the committee on remounts. He was 
commissioned Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster Corps, 
on April 9, 191 8, and was assigned to duty as executive 
officer to the chief of the Remount Service. He assisted 
in the organization of the Fuel and Forage Division and 
the Salvage Division, both of the Quartermaster's De- 
partment. He was then made executive officer to the 
Assistant Quartermaster General. 

During 1918, Lieutenant Colonel Davie attended and 
graduated from the field officers' staff course at the War 
College in Washington. He was then assigned to the 
20th Division at Camp Sevier, South Carolina, as division 
quartermaster. 

In January, 1919, he was transferred to the General 
Staff, Washington, D. C. While on this duty he assisted 
in the organization of the Real Estate Service of the 
War Department and continued as the assistant chief of 



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this service until honorably discharged on August 15, 
1919. 

Lieutenant Colonel Davie was made Chevalier, Order 
of the Crown of Belgium and received the Distinguished 
Service Medal, U. S. A. 



CLELAND DAVIS 

Born November 13, 1869, in Louisville, Kentucky 

Son of William J. and Frances Cunningham Davis 

U. S. Naval Academy, 1890 

Cleland Davis served in the Cuban blockade during the 
Spanish-American War and during the Philippine in- 
surrection served on the u. s. s. Helena. In April, 1899, 
during the Philippine campaign, he volunteered for duty 
in command of a machine gun detachment to serve in the 
trenches with the army at Caloocan and in the advance 
on Malolos under Major General McArthur. This was 
the first time an automatic machine gun was used by the 
U. S. Army against enemy troops. 

He was promoted successively to be a Commander, 
U. S. Navy, January 9, 191 1, and retired with that rank 
in May, 191 6. 

Commander Davis invented the Davis non-recoil gun 
for airplanes. This gun was adopted and used by United 
States and British Governments. The "Y" gun, which 
played a very important part in overcoming the sub- 
marine menace, was based on this invention. 



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FELLOWES DAVIS, Jr. 

Born August 4, 1872, in New York City- 
Son of Fellowes and Marie Antoinette Baker Davis 
Harvard, i8g§ ; Columbia, M. D., i8gg 

Fellowes Davis, Jr., was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
Medical Corps, New York Guard, on November 23, 191 7, 
and was assigned to active duty with the 7th Infantry, 
New York Guard. This regiment was organized to re- 
place the 107th Infantry, formerly an organization of 
the New York National Guard. 

He was promoted to be a Captain, Medical Corps, 
New York Guard, on February 6, 191 8, and continued 
to serve with the 7th Infantry, New York Guard, until 
placed on inactive duty May, 1919. 



JOSEPH EDWARD DAVIS 

Born May 20, 1877, in Piedmont, West Virginia 

Son of William R. and Mary Tillson Davis 

Yale, A.B., igoo 

On Active Service July 11, igi7 to December 13, igi8 

Latest Rank : Captain, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Throughout the war, Joseph E. Davis served in the 
Remount Division, Quartermaster Corps. From the 
time of his commission in July, 191 7, until March, 
1 91 8, he was stationed at Kansas City, Missouri. He 
then went to France, where he was on duty at Tours 




Fellowes Davis, Jr. 



Richard Derby 




Cleland Davis 



Joseph Edward Davi 



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until September, 191 8, returning to Camp Lee, Virginia. 
From the middle of October until the date of his dis- 
charge, December 13, 19 18, he was on duty at the Port 
of Embarkation, New York City. 



WILLIAM ADAMS DELANO 

Born January 21, 1874, in New York City 

Son of Eugene and Susan Magoun Adams Delano 

Yale, A. B., 189s 

William Adams Delano served with the State Depart- 
ment from October 30, 19 18, until March, 19 19. Dur- 
ing that time he was attached to the American Commis- 
sion to Negotiate Peace, Paris. 



JAMES LLOYD DERBY 

Born February 18, 1886, in New York City 

Son of Richard Henry and Sarah Coleman Alden Derby 

Harvard, A. B., 1908 ; Columbia, LL. B., 191 2 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to May 10, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

J. Lloyd Derby attended the Plattsburg camps of 19 15 
and 1 91 6, and the first Officers' Training Camp, Platts- 
burg, May 12 to August 15, 191 7. At the close of the 
encampment he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Field 
Artillery, and was assigned to the 305th Field Artillery, 
77th Division, Camp Upton, New York, as an officer of 
Battery F. 

He sailed for France on April 26, 191 7, and spent two 



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months in training with his regiment at Camp de Souge, 
near Bordeaux. He arrived on the Lorraine front, near 
Baccarat, on July 10, where he served until the early- 
part of August. On August 15, with his regiment, he 
moved into the Oise-Aisne offensive, taking position on 
the Vesle River and advancing to the Aisne. He was 
promoted to be a Captain, 305th Field Artillery, on 
August 10, 191 7. 

He marched with his battery from the Aisne sector to 
the Argonne Forest, arriving in time to take part in the 
tremendous allied artillery preparation for the attack of 
September 26. He served throughout the Meuse-Ar- 
gonne offensive, advancing to the Meuse before the sign- 
ing of the armistice. 

From December until February, he was in training 
with his division in the 9th Training Area, west of Chau- 
mont; then, until April, 19 19, in the Le Mans area pre- 
paring for embarkation. He returned to the United 
States on April 26, 1919, and was discharged at Camp 
Upton on May 10, 1919. 



RICHARD DERBY 

Born April 7, 1881, in New York City 
Son of Richard Henry and Sarah Coleman Alden Derby 

Harvard, A. B., 1903; Columbia, M. D., IQ07 

On Active Service April 27, 1917 to February 14, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps, U. S. A. 

Richard Derby attended the Plattsburg camps of 191 5 
and 1 916 and the Medical Officers' Training Camp in 
1 91 6. He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Medical 



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Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, on April 28, 1915, and 
was commissioned Major, Medical Section, Officers' 
Reserve Corps, on April 11, 191 7. During May and 
June, 191 7, he was on duty in New York City examining 
candidates for the Plattsburg camp and recruiting medi- 
cal officers in New York State. He then served for two 
and a half months as instructor at the Medical Officers' 
Training Camp, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. He was then 
detailed to the 77th Division as assistant to the division 
surgeon. After two weeks' duty examining drafted 
troops, he was transferred to the 2d Division as assistant 
to the division surgeon. 

He sailed for France on November 12, arriving Novem- 
ber 26, and reporting to Headquarters, 2d Division, 
at Bourmont, on December 7, 191 7. From January 8 to 
February 23, 19 18, he attended the Army Sanitary School 
at Langres. He then returned to the 2d Division and 
accompanied it into the front line on March 17. The 
2d Division was, at that time, brigaded with the French 
and held the sector between Verdun and St. Mihiel until 
May 9, 191 8. It then proceeded to the training area 
near Chaumont-en-Vexin, where it stayed until May 30. 
It was then ordered to the front just west of Chateau- 
Thierry. It served there until relieved, on July 8, 191 8, 
by the 26th Division. During this time it was engaged 
in heavy fighting and suffered many casualties. Major 
Derby was in charge of the forward evacuation. 

On account of illness, he did not take part in the Marne 
counter-offensive, beginning July 18, but rejoined his 
division at the end of July in the Marbache sector, at 
Pont-a-Mousson. During the St. Mihiel offensive, be- 



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ginning September 12, he had charge of the forward 
evacuation of one of the brigades in the advance from 
Limey to beyond Thiaucourt. 

On November 9, 19 18, he was promoted to be a Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, Medical Corps, and was appointed Di- 
vision Surgeon, 2d Division. On October 2, the division 
joined General Gouraud's army (French) in the Cham- 
pagne Sector, capturing Blanc Mont and causing the 
evacuation of the Rheims salient by the Germans. After 
eight days of severe fighting, the 2d Division was relieved 
by the 36th Division, and moved to the Meuse-Argonne 
offensive, where it attacked at Sommerance on November 
1, and fought its way to the Meuse. On November 17, 
the 2d Division started marching through Luxembourg, 
to Germany, where it held part of the Coblenz bridge- 
head. 

Lieutenant Colonel Derby was transferred from duty 
with the 2d Division on January 7, 1919, and returned 
to the United States on January 30. He was discharged 
on February 4, 1919, and in March, 1919, was recom- 
missioned Colonel, Medical Section, Officers' Reserve 
Corps. He was cited in the general orders of the 2d 
Division for his services as division surgeon and for 
gallantry at Thiaucourt on September 12 to 15, 191 8. 
He was decorated with the Distinguished Service Medal 
and Croix de Guerre, and was made Chevalier, Legion 
d'Honneur. 






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CHARLES DE RHAM, Jr. 

Born April 27, 1888, in New York City- 
Son of Charles and Emily Hone Foster de Rham 

Harvard, A. B., igio 
On Active Service May 12, iqi? to October g, igi8 
Died of wounds received in action, October g, igi8 
Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Charles de Rham, Jr., attended the 191 6 Plattsburg 
camp and the first Officers' Training Camp, Plattsburg, 
May 12 to August 15, 191 7. He was commissioned 2d 
Lieutenant, Infantry, on August 15, 1917, and assigned 
to the 305th Infantry, 77th Division, Camp Upton, New 
York. He was a platoon commander of Company B, 
and was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, on 
January 1, 1918. 

He sailed for France with his company on the trans- 
port Vauban on April 17, 191 7, arriving at Liverpool on 
April 28, and at Calais on April 30. Until June 6 he was 
in the training area behind St. Omer under the instruc- 
tion of the British 39th Division. He then proceeded, 
by marching and by rail, to the Baccarat sector (Vosges) 
where he entered the front line on June 23 near Migne- 
ville. 

The 77th Division was relieved in the Baccarat sector 
on August 3, 19 1 8, and proceeded to the Vesle River, 
where it took part in the Oise-Aisne offensive from Au- 
gust 11 to September 17. Lieutenant de Rham entered 
the front line near Villesavoie on August 1 1 and held a 
forward position under continuous shell-fire for several 



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days. His company was then relieved and occupied a 
support position for a few days, returning to the front 
line at St. Thibaut on September i . Lieutenant de Rham 
was placed in command of Company C, and was the only 
officer with the company at the time. On the night of 
September 3 and the early morning of September 4, with 
men who were practically unknown to him, he made two 
reconnaissance patrols, swimming the Vesle River twice 
and finally reaching the heights beyond the Vesle, where 
he gave the signal which started the advance of the 153d 
Infantry Brigade. On the following day his company 
captured the town of Longueval and continued the ad- 
vance to the Aisne canal. 

In the Meuse-Argonne offensive Lieutenant de Rham 
commanded Company C from the initial attack on Sep- 
tember 26 until he was wounded on September 28. Com- 
pany C had reached a line near Barricade Pavilion, in 
the heart of the Argonne. Here stubborn resistance was 
encountered. In an endeavor to break through the en- 
emy lines Lieutenant de Rham led five attacks in rapid 
succession against German machine gun positions. A 
French staff officer, present at the time, told him that 
the German positions were impregnable to infantry at- 
tack, but Lieutenant de Rham was determined to accom- 
plish his mission. After the fifth attack he was severely 
wounded and was evacuated to Mobile Hospital No. 4, at 
La Grange aux Bois, near St. Menehould. There he died 
on October 9, 191 8, and was buried nearby. 

Lieutenant de Rham was recommended for promotion, 
but in the rush of events the recommendation was not 
acted upon. He was cited in the general orders of the 



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77th Division and was decorated with the Distinguished 
Service Cross (posthumous). 
His citation reads: 

"Under great difficulties, he led the first pa- 
trol of his brigade to cross the Vesle River and 
gain the heights beyond. This he did immedi- 
ately upon returning from another patrol, 
having been compelled twice to swim the river 
during the night. Near Barricade Pavillion, 
this officer led his company in five successive at- 
tacks against machine gun nests. On the last 
of these attacks he was killed/' 



FREDERIC SEARS GRAND D'HAUTEVILLE 

Born February 10, 1873, in Nice, France 

Son oj Frederic Sears and Susan Watts Macomb Grand d'Hauteville 

Cambridge, A. B., i8gs 

Frederic Grand d'Hauteville served, from 1915 to 
19 18, as Vice-President, Comite Bernois de Secours aux 
Prisonniers de Guerre, with headquarters at Berne, 
Switzerland. For his services in the relief of prisoners of 
war he was awarded the Medaille du Roi Albert (Belgian) 
and the Medaille Reconnaissance Francaise (French). 



PAUL ALEXANDER GRAND D'HAUTEVILLE 

Born July 24, 1875, in Newport, Rhode Island 

Son oj Frederic Sears and Susan Watts Macomb Grand d'Hauteville 

Trinity, A.B., 18Q7 

Paul Grand d'Hauteville founded the British Sec- 
tion, Bureau de Secours aux Prisonniers de Guerre, 
Berne, Switzerland, in April, 19 15. He served as sec- 



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retary until August, 19 16, and as director general from 
August, 1 91 6, to September, 191 7. 

This unit was the official British organization for the 
feeding of British prisoners in Germany. From 19 16 
bread only was sent. Weekly individual bread ship- 
ments were made to all British prisoners in Germany, 
Austria, Bulgaria, and Turkey. The shipments grew from 
five hundred a week to one hundred and twenty thousand 
a week, when the bureau closed at the end of hostilities. 

In October, 191 7, he joined the American Red Cross, 
with the rank of captain, and served as secretary and in- 
spector of hospitals in the Department of French Hos- 
pitals. This department had charge of all supplies to 
French military hospitals. He resigned in March, 19 19. 

For his services with the Bureau de Secours aux Pri- 
sonniers de Guerre he was decorated by the British Gov- 
ernment Knight of St. John of Jerusalem. 



JOHN ADAMS DIX 

Born October 5, 1880, in New York City- 
Son of Morgan and Emily Woolsey Soutter Dix 
Harvard, A. B., 1Q02 
On Active Service May 12, 1917 to February, 20, iqiq 
Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

John A. Dix was a member of the New York National 
Guard from October, 1902, to December, 1907, and from 
March, 19 12, to March, 191 3. During the first period 
he served in Troop 2, Battery A; during the second period 
in Company 29, Coast Artillery Corps, as 2d Lieutenant. 
He attended the first Officers' Training Camp at Platts- 



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burg, May 12 to August 15, 191 7, from which he was 
commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, as- 
signed to duty at Camp Upton, New York. On August 
29 he was transferred to the Quartermaster-General's 
Office, Washington, D. C. He served there until January 
28, 1 91 8, when he was transferred to the field artillery 
with the rank of 1st Lieutenant. 

On April 2, Lieutenant Dix was assigned to Battery D, 
310th Field Artillery, 78th Division. He was later 
transferred to Headquarters Company of the same regi- 
ment and sailed for France on July 14. Until September 
3, he was in training with his organization at Mont- 
morrillon (Vienne). He was then ordered to report to 
the Mission Militaire Francaise and was detailed as 
instructor in American army organization at a school at 
Favernay (Haute Saone) for French officers who were 
preparing to return to American units as instructors. 

On October 23 he was designated as liaison officer and 
in that capacity was ordered to report on November 13 
to General Gouraud, commanding the 4th French Army. 
These orders were nullified by the signing of the armistice. 
He was then ordered to the 4th Region (French) at Le 
Mans as liaison officer. On December 24, he was trans- 
ferred to Paris on duty with the Commission on War 
Damages in France, Belgium, and other allied countries. 
In this capacity he made a report of damages caused by 
the Germans in the Bassin de Briey. 



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WILLIAM EARL DODGE 

Born December 17, 1883, in New York City 
Son of William Earl and Emeline Harriman Dodge 
On Active Service May 12, IQ17 to May 9, iqiq 
Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

W. Earl Dodge was commissioned Captain, Infantry, 
at the close of the first Officers' Training Camp, at Platts- 
burg, August 15, 1917, and was assigned to the 305th 
Infantry, 77th Division, Camp Upton, New York, com- 
manding Company H. 

He sailed For France in command of his company on 
April 17, 191 8, arriving in Calais on April 29. Until June 
6 he was in the British training area behind St. Omer. 
He then served in the Baccarat sector (Vosges) until 
the early part of August. On August 1 1 he entered the 
front line on the Vesle River, and continued through the 
Oise-Aisne offensive to the Aisne River. 

He served with the 305th Infantry throughout the 
Meuse-Argonne offensive, attacking in the front line at 
the left of the 1st Army, near Le Four de Paris, on Sep- 
tember 26, 191 8. He advanced to the line of St. Juvin 
and Hill 182, where his company was relieved on Octo- 
ber 16 by elements of the 78th Division. He personally 
commanded troops which assisted in the capture of St. 
Juvin. He was in support position until October 3 1 , when 
he again took over the front at approximately the line 
where his company had been relieved. He renewed the 
attack at Champignuelle on November 1, advancing to 
the Meuse by November 7. 




William Earl Dodge 



John Adams Dix 




Paul Alexander Grand d'Hautevi 



David Dows 



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On November 15 he was transferred to Company A, 
305th Infantry, commanding. He was in training in the 
9th Training Area until February 9, 19 19; then in the 
Le Mans area until the 305th Infantry embarked for the 
United States on April 18, 191 9. 

He was promoted to be a Major, Infantry, on March 
1, 191 9, and was placed in command of the 1st Battalion, 
305th Infantry. He continued in that command until 
discharged at Camp Upton, May 9, 19 19. 

Major Dodge was cited in the general orders of the 
305th Infantry for gallantry in action at St. Juvin, on 
October 14, 191 8. 



CLARENCE WILLIAM DOLAN 

Born August 23, 1867, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of Thomas and Sarah Brooke Dolan 

Pennsylvania, 1887 

Clarence W. Dolan entered the American Red Cross 
in July, 191 8, and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
American Red Cross, on October 10, 191 8. 

He served with the 42d Division in the Argonne and 
in Germany as part of the Army of Occupation. He re- 
signed in March, 1919. 



JAMES GORDON DOUGLAS 

Born December 12, 1882, in Douglaston, New York 
Son of William Proctor and Adelaide Louisa Townsend Douglas 

J. Gordon Douglas entered the American Red Cross in 
August, 191 7, as a private. He was sent to France and 



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served for eighteen months at Nancy and Neufchateau. 
At the time of his discharge, January, 19 19, he was a 
Major, American Red Cross. 



DAVID DOWS 

Born August 12, 1885, in New York City 

Son oj David and Jane Grant Strahan Dows 

Yale, Ph. B., 1908 

On Active Service June, 1917 to December 75, 1918 

Latest Rank : Captain, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A. 

Having had preliminary military training at the Platts- 
burg camps of 19 15 and 19 16, David Dows attended the 
Fort Monroe School for the training of officers in the coast 
artillery, in 191 7, and was graduated in August, as cap- 
tain. He was in command of successive officers' training 
companies until assigned to the 60th Artillery, Coast 
Artillery Corps, on December 19, 191 7. 

With the 60th Artillery, C. A. C, he went to France 
in April, 191 8, and into training at St. Emilion, in the 
Bordeaux district. At that time he was adjutant of the 
2d Battalion, 60th Artillery, C. A. C. He attended the 
French Heavy Artillery Tractor School at Vincennes, 
Paris, and later took part in artillery practice on the 
range at Camp de Souge, Bordeaux. In August, 19 17, 
he conveyed 113 trucks from Marseille to Bordeaux. 

He left for the front on September, detraining at Toul 
and taking part in the St. Mihiel offensive as regimental 
ammunition officer. His regiment then moved into the 
Meuse-Argonne offensive, during which Captain Dows 
was regimental supply officer. 



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He was ordered to return to the United States on 
October 22, 19 18, for duty at Camp Eustis, Virginia. 
He was on duty there when discharged. 



TRACY DOWS 

Born November 2, 1871, in New York City 

Son 0/ David and Margaret Esther Worcester Dows 

Harvard, A. B., 18Q4 

Tracy Dows served as a member of the Fuel Adminis- 
tration, Dutchess County, New York, from October, 
191 7, to February, 19 19. From February, 19 18, to 
March, 191 9, he served on Local Board No. 2, Dutchess 
County, New York, under the selective service law. 



CHARLES DANA DRAPER 

Born January 11, 187Q, in New York City 

Son of William Henry and Ruth Dana Draper 

Harvard, A. B., igoo 

On Active Service November 23, igiy to December 18, igi8 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Charles Dana Draper entered the armed service on 
November 23, 19 17, as an Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force, and was placed on active duty at the Pelham Bay 
Naval Station, New York. On April 19, 19 18, he was 
promoted to be a lieutenant, junior grade, and was as- 
signed to the u. s. s. Calamares. 

He was again detailed to the Pelham Bay Naval Sta- 
tion in July, 19 18, and remained on duty there as in- 
structor in navigation until he was placed on inactive 
duty, December 18, 191 8. 



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ELLIS LORING DRESEL 

Born November 28, 1865, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of Otto and Anna Loring Dresel 

Harvard, A. B., 1887 

Ellis L. Dresel entered the diplomatic service in 
February, 19 15, attached to the American Embassy, 
Berlin. In December, 1915, he was appointed special 
representative of the State Department at the American 
Embassy, Berlin. In March, 19 17, he was assigned to 
the American Embassy, Vienna, and in June, 191 7, to 
the American Legation, Berne. 

From June, 191 7, to April, 19 18, as a representative 
of the State Department and the American Red Cross, 
he organized and conducted relief work for American 
prisoners in Germany. 

In April, 1918, he was appointed Honorary First Secre- 
tary, American Legation, Berne, and in August, 191 8, 
was appointed Assistant Commissioner, Commission to 
Negotiate Prisoner Agreement with Germany. In No- 
vember, 191 8, he was attached to the American Com- 
mission to Negotiate Peace at Paris. In August, 19 19, 
he was attached to the American Embassy, Paris, as 
counseller of the embassy. 

In October, 19 19, he was appointed American com- 
missioner to Germany, and was serving in that capacity 
when peace was declared, July 2, 1921. 



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ANTHONY JOSEPH DREXEL 

Born September g, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
Son 0/ Anthony Joseph and Ellen Rozet Drexel 

Anthony J. Drexel served for seven years in the 1st 
Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, Pennsylvania Na- 
tional Guard. He served as aide-de-camp, with the rank 
of lieutenant colonel, to Governor Pattison, of Pennsyl- 
vania, and served with him during the steel strike at 
Homestead, Pennsylvania. 

During October and November, 19 14, he served with 
the British Red Cross. 

From the latter part of August to the latter part of 
October, 191 7, he served, without rank, as interpreter to 
Major General A. W. Brewster, Inspector General of the 
A. E. F. He resigned from this service because of ill 
health. 



ANTHONY JOSEPH DREXEL, Jr. 

Born October ig, 1887, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of Anthony Joseph and Margarita Armstrong Drexel 

Eton College, England, igo4 

On Active Service August 2, 1Q17 to January 30, igig 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Cavalry, U. S. A. 

Anthony J. Drexel, Jr., enlisted on May 14, 191 7, in 
Squadron A, New York National Guard, and was ap- 
pointed Sergeant, Troop D. This organization was 
federalized on August 2, 191 7. 

In October, 19 17, he was transferred to the 20th Com- 



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pany, 9th New York Coast Defense Corps, stationed at 
Fort Hancock, New Jersey. While at this station he 
was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Ordnance Department, 
U. S. A., and appointed post adjutant. He was later 
transferred to the Proving Grounds, Ordnance Depart- 
ment, Aberdeen, Maryland, where he was commissioned 
1st Lieutenant and was appointed assistant adjutant. 
He continued on that duty until his discharge on January 
30, 1919. 



WILLIAM BUTLER DUNCAN 

Born May 1, 1862, in Providence, Rhode Island 

Son of David and Fanny Bloodgood Duncan 

Annapolis, 1882 

On Active Service August 1, 1Q17 to February 20, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Captain, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

W. Butler Duncan graduated from the U. S. Naval 
Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, on June 10, 1882. He 
resigned on May 15, 1884. In 1891 he was commissioned 
Lieutenant, New York Naval Militia, serving until 1896. 
He was commissioned Commander, New York Naval 
Militia, in 1897, and was placed in command of the 1st 
New York Battalion and the u. s. s. Granite State. 

On April 30, 1898, he was commissioned Lieutenant, 
U. S. Navy, and was assigned to the u. s. s. Yankee. 
During the Spanish-American War he served on the south 
coast of Cuba, participating in the bombardment of 
Santiago, the capture of Guantanamo, and the engage- 
ments off Cienfuegos and Casilda. He was discharged 




Anthony Joseph Drexel 



Anthony Joseph Drexel, Jr. 




Clarence William Doh 



William Butler Duncan 



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from the U. S. Navy on September 5, 1898, and resigned 
from the New York Naval Militia on January 9, 1900. 

On July 26, 19 17, he was commissioned Commander, 
National Naval Volunteers, and ordered to duty as Exec- 
utive Officer, Receiving Ship, New York City. He re- 
mained on that duty until he was placed on the inactive 
list, February 20, 19 19. He was promoted to be a Cap- 
tain, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, May 13, 191 9. 

He was awarded the Congressional Medal for his ser- 
vices in the West Indies during the Spanish-American 
War, and, on November 11, 1920, received, from the 
Board of Awards, a letter of commendation for his ser- 
vices in the World War. 



CHARLES EDWARD DUNLAP 

Born December 3, 1888, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of Sallows and Cecilia M. Berwind Dunlap 

Harvard, A. B., ign 

Charles E. Dunlap first entered military service on 
November 12, 1908, as a private, Battery A, 1st Field 
Artillery, Massachusetts Volunteer Militia. He was dis- 
charged on November 12, 191 1. On November 9, 1915, 
he enlisted, as a private, in the 1st Field Artillery, New 
York National Guard. He was promoted to be a cor- 
poral on April 25, 191 6, to be a sergeant on July 8, 19 16, 
and to be a 2d Lieutenant on August 10, 1916. He was 
mustered into federal service on June 28, 19 16, and served 
on the Mexican border until November, 19 16. 

Because of physical disability and press of business, he 



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resigned his commission in the New York National Guard 
and was discharged on June 28, 191 7. In the selective 
draft, December, 191 7, he was rejected because of physi- 
cal disability, but was commissioned, December 17, 191 7, 
Captain, Field Artillery, New York Guard. He was 
promoted to be a Major, New York Guard, on April 2, 
1918, and to be a Lieutenant Colonel, New York Guard, 
in November, 191 8. In April, 191 9, he was transferred 
to the reserve, as Lieutenant Colonel, New York Na- 
tional Guard. 



GEORGE MARSHALL DUNN 

Born March 20, 18 56, in Madison, Indiana 
Son of Brigadier General William McKee and Elizabeth 

Gardiner Lanier Dunn 

Columbian (now Washington) University, LL. B., 1880 

On Active Service May 9, 1898 to June 25, 1920 

Latest Rank : Colonel, Judge Advocate General's Department, U. S. A. 

George M. Dunn was placed on the retired list of the 
Regular Army in June, 191 9, being in his sixty-fourth 
year. 

His first commission was as Major, 1st U. S. Volunteer 
Cavalry, May 9, 1898. At the close of the Spanish- 
American War, he was recommissioned Major, Judge 
Advocate General's Department, and was department 
judge advocate in Cuba until May, 1902. He was then 
placed on temporary duty as assistant to the Judge Ad- 
vocate General, War Department, and in November, 
1902, was ordered to the Department of Colorado as 
department judge advocate. 




George Marshall Dunn 



George Rathbone Dyer 




Howard Elliott 



Duncan Elliot 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 109 

While in Colorado, November, 1903, he was promoted 
to be a lieutenant colonel. In 1905 he was transferred to 
the Department of California as department judge advo- 
cate. After nearly two years duty at that station, he 
became Division Judge Advocate, Philippines Division, 
with headquarters at Manila. 

From 1907 until the early part of 191 2, with two brief 
intervals, he made an exhaustive study of military dis- 
cipline and the military prison systems of Japan and 
England, and rendered a valuable report on this subject 
to Major General Leonard Wood, then Chief of Staff. 

In 191 2, he was detailed as military attache to the 
American Embassy, Rome, Italy. He continued in that 
capacity for four years until transferred, at his own re- 
quest, May 1, 1 91 6, to the Southern Department, dur- 
ing the Mexican border troubles. He was on duty as 
Judge Advocate, Southern Department, until August, 
191 8. He was then transferred to the Northeastern De- 
partment as department judge advocate, and remained 
as such until placed on the retired list, June 25, 19 19. 

He was promoted to Colonel, Judge Advocate's De- 
partment, on February 20, 191 3. 



GEORGE RATHBONE DYER 

Born June 24, i86g, in Providence, Rhode Island 
Son of Elisha and Nancy Anthony Viall Dyer 

George Rathbone Dyer was detailed on April 9, 191 7, 
from the reserve as Brigadier General, to active duty 
with the State of New York to organize the Division of 



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Defense and Security of the Resource Mobilization 
Bureau. He was appointed by the governor of the 
State of New York, on July 31, 191 7, chairman of a 
board of three officers to assist the governor in organizing 
the New York State Guard. 

On August 27, 1 91 7, General Dyer was placed in com- 
mand of all State troops stationed in Greater New York 
and in the counties of Rockland, Westchester, and Nas- 
sau. He served in that capacity until September 20, 
19 18, when he was placed in command of the entire mili- 
tary force of the State of New York, about thirty-five 
thousand officers and men. 

He continued in command of the New York State 
Guard until April 1, 191 9. Upon the return and discharge 
from federal service of New York National Guard or- 
ganizations, Major General John F. O'Ryan resumed 
command of the New York National Guard and General 
Dyer was placed in command of the 1st Infantry Brigade, 
stationed in New York City. 



NEWBOLD LeROY EDGAR 

Born August 8, 1868, in Newport, Rhode Island 
Son 0/ Newbold and Caroline LeRoy Appleton Edgar 
On Active Service October 18, igi7 to February 26, igig 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant-Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Newbold LeRoy Edgar entered the armed service on 
October 18, 191 7, as Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force, and was assigned to the Office of Naval Intelli- 
gence, Washington, D. C. 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB in 

During his entire term of duty he was senior officer in 
charge of foreign service and naval attaches. He was 
promoted to be a lieutenant commander on September 
20, 1 918, and was placed on inactive duty on February 
26, 1919. 



DUNCAN ELLIOT 

Born October 1, 1863, in New York City- 
Son of George T. and Sarah Duncan Elliot 
Columbia, A. B., 1884 
On Active Service July 5, i8qq to November 2, iqiq 

Died 0/ Illness, November 2, iqiq 
Latest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Cavalry, U. S. A. 

Duncan Elliot was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, In- 
fantry, Regular Army, on July 5, 1899, and was assigned 
to the 26th Infantry. He served with distinction in the 
Philippines during the Spanish-American War and was 
recommended for promotion for gallantry in entering 
the enemy lines at Balantang on November 18, 1899. 
Upon his return to the United States, he was mustered 
out, May 19, 1901, but was recommissioned in August, 
1 90 1, as 1 st Lieutenant, Cavalry. He was promoted to 
be a Captain, Cavalry, on March n, 191 1, and served as 
such until he was retired on July 5, 191 7, for disability 
incurred in the line of duty. 

He was placed on active duty again on July 16, 191 7, 
as professor of military science and tactics, St. John's 
College, Annapolis, Maryland, with the rank of Lieuten- 
ant Colonel, Cavalry. With the exception of brief tours 
of duty at training camps in the United States and at 



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the Army Staff College, Langres, France, he was on duty 
at St. John's College continuously from the time of his 
appointment until his death, through illness, on Novem- 
ber 2, 1919. 



RICHARD McCALL ELLIOT, Jr. 

Born April 12, 1888, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
Son oj Richard McCall and Elisabeth F. Wheeler Elliot 

United States Naval Academy, igog 
On Active Service August 17, igo$ to March ig, igi8 
Killed while on active service, March ig, igi8 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant Commander, U. S. N. 

Richard McC. Elliot, Jr., entered the United States 
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, as a midship- 
man, on August 17, 1905, having been appointed from 
the Eighth Congressional District, Pennsylvania. He 
graduated on July 10, 1909, and was commissioned En- 
sign on June 5, 191 1. 

He was promoted to be a Lieutenant, j. g., on June 5, 
1914, and was commissioned Lieutenant on June 5, 191 7. 
During the World War he held the temporary rank of 
lieutenant commander, dating from February 1, 19 18. 

He was distinguished for exceptional bravery in the 
spring of 191 5, while serving on the U. S. Destroyer 
Aylwin. When the destroyer's boiler exploded at night 
off Cape Hatteras he entered the flooded boiler-room and 
rescued men with a heavy sea running. 

From 1 91 5 to 191 7 he served on the U. S. Destroyer 
McDougal and was also on duty at the Torpedo Station, 
Newport, Rhode Island. 










RICHARD McCALL ELLIOT, JR. 



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He was serving on the U. S. Destroyer Manley on 
March 19, 191 8, when it collided with a British man-of- 
war, causing the explosion of a depth charge on the 
Manley. This explosion killed Lieutenant Commander 
Elliot and sixteen men. 



HOWARD ELLIOTT 

Born December 6, i860, in New York City- 
Son oj Charles Wyllys and Mary White Elliott 
Harvard, C. E., 1881 ; Middlebury, LL. D., igi6 (honorary) 

At a meeting of the railroads of the United States, acting 
through their executives, held in Washington on April 1 1, 
19 1 7, a committee of five railway executives, was ap- 
pointed to co-ordinate the work of the railroads in a non- 
competitive, continental railway system. Fairfax Harri- 
son was chairman and, in addition, the members of the 
committee were Howard Elliott, Hale Holden, Julius 
Kruttschnitt and Samuel Rea. This committee was 
known as the Railroad War Board. It worked in col- 
laboration with the Interstate Commerce Commission 
and the Council of National Defense. Through the 
efforts of the Railroad War Board, the maximum amount 
of transportation possible was obtained at a time when it 
was vital to the winning of the war. 

The functions and life of the Railroad War Board were 
ended by a proclamation of the President of the United 
States on December 26, 191 7, placing the railroads under 
government control. This proclamation acknowledged 
the great work done by the Railroad War Board, but 



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stated that "no zeal or ability could overcome insuper- 
able obstacles" which might be overcome with the rail- 
roads under federal control. 

Howard Elliott remained in Washington to help the 
United States Railroad Administration until March 31, 
191 8. His work was in connection with the arrangement 
for zones for coal distribution, so as to minimize the 
distance coal was hauled and thus increase the fuel 
supply. 



JOHN ELLIOTT 

Born November 15, i8go, in New York City 

Son oj William and Minnie Fowler Elliott 

Harvard, A.B., igi2 

On Active Service May 8, iqij to June 27, igig 

Latest Rank: Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

John Elliott enlisted in Troop F, Squadron A, New 
York National Guard, on December 5, 191 2. He was 
promoted to be a corporal on November 5, 1915. He 
re-enlisted, on December 5, 1915, in Troop C, and on 
July 29, 1 91 6, was promoted to be a sergeant. From 
June 30 to December 28, 19 16, he was in the federal 
service on the Mexican border, stationed at McAIIen, 
Texas. He was discharged on April 27, 191 7. 

He was commissioned Captain, Cavalry Section, Offi- 
cers' Reserve Corps, on January 5, 191 7, and was placed 
on active duty on May 8, 191 7, at the first Officers' 
Training Camp, Fort Niagara, New York. At the close 
of the encampment, he was assigned to the 313th Infan- 



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try, 79th Division, Camp Meade, Maryland, and was 
appointed regimental adjutant. 

He sailed for France with the 313th Infantry on July 
8, 1 91 8, arriving at Brest on July 15. He entered the 
front line in defensive sector No. 304, on September 13, 
serving there until September 25. From September 26 
to 30, he took part in the Meuse-Argonne offensive, his 
regiment capturing Montfaucon on September 27. From 
October 8 to 26 he was in the Troy on defensive sector; 
then re-entered the Meuse-Argonne offensive near Grande 
Montagne, northeast of Verdun, on October 28 and con- 
tinued in the offensive until the signing of the armistice. 

He was promoted to be a Major, 313th Infantry, on 
October 21, 191 8, and assigned to the 3d Battalion. 
During the absence of the regimental commander, March 
19 to 28, 1 91 9, he was in command of the regiment. He 
returned to the United States on the U. S. N. Transport 
Paysandu, and was commanding officer of troops on 
board. He arrived at Newport News, Virginia, on June 
2, 191 9, and was discharged at Camp Upton, New York, 
on June 27, 1919. 



JOHN MAGEE ELLSWORTH 

Born May 17, 1874, in Penn Yan, New York 

Son of Samuel Stewart and Hebe Parker Magee Ellsworth 

Yale, 1895 (s) 

Died, January 23, 1921 

J. Magee Ellsworth was in the service of the American 
Red Cross from September 9, 19 18, to January 25, 19 19. 



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He held the rank of major and was assistant director of 
military relief and director of camp service in the At- 
lantic Division, comprising the States of New York, Con- 
necticut, and New Jersey. 



CHRISTOPHER TEMPLE EMMET 

Born July 8, 1868, in Pelham, New York 

Son of William Jenkins and Julia Colt Pierson Emmet 

Stevens, M. E., i8gi ; Yale, M. F., 1902 

C. Temple Emmet was in the service of the American 
Red Cross from May, 191 8, to May, 191 9. He was As- 
sociate Field Director, Base Hospital, Camp Mills, New 
York. 



RICHARD SMITH EMMET 

Born October 28, 1889, in New York City- 
Son oj Devereux and Ella Batavia Smith Emmet 
Harvard, 191 3 

Richard S. Emmet enlisted in the Veteran Corps of Ar- 
tillery, New York, in February, 19 17. After eight 
months' service he was transferred to the 9th Coast De- 
fense Command (Artillery). Later, on account of physi- 
cal disability, he was rejected for regular military service. 
During the autumn of 19 17 he was on active duty 
guarding the Catskill Aqueduct, New York. He was 
later given leave of absence to work in the Baylis Ship- 
yard, Emergency Fleet Corporation, Port Jefferson, New 
York, from October, 191 8, to March, 19 19. 




Christopher Temple Emmet 



Richard Smith Emmet 




William Endicott 



William Corcoran Eustis 



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WILLIAM ENDICOTT 

Born April 18, 1865, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of William and Annie Thorndike Rand Endicott 

Harvard, A. B., 1887 

William Endicott served with the American Red Cross 
from June 2, 1917, to March 15, 1919. He sailed from 
New York on June 2, 191 7, with the first unit of the 
American Red Cross to go to France. 

He was deputy commissioner of the American Red 
Cross for France until September 10, 191 7, and was then 
sent to London as commissioner for Great Britain with 
the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, American Red Cross. 
He continued in that capacity until his resignation, 
March 15, 1919. 

He was decorated by King George on October 20, 19 18, 
Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. 



WILLIAM CORCORAN EUSTIS 

Born July 20, 1862, in Paris, France 
Son of George and Louise Morris Corcoran Eustis 

Harvard, LL. B., 1887 

On Active Service May 28, IQ17 to January 7, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

William C. Eustis sailed for France on May 28, 191 7, 
as interpreter on General Pershing's staff. He was on 
duty first at Army Headquarters, 21 Rue de Constantine, 
Paris, and was later transferred to G. H. Q. at Chaumont. 



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In July, 1 91 7, he was appointed secretary to the Com- 
mander-in-Chief, and served as such until January, 19 18. 
During this period he received his captaincy. He was on 
duty in the office of G — 2, Intelligence Section, G. H. Q., 
from January until April, 1918, and was then transferred 
to Paris as liaison officer attached to the Gouvernement 
Militaire de Paris. He served in this capacity until his 
return to the United States for discharge in January, 19 19. 



SNOWDEN ANDREWS FAHNESTOCK 

Born March 22, 1886, in New York City 

Son 0/ Gibson and Carolyn Snowden Andrews Fabnestock 

Harvard, igo8 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to May 10, igig 

Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Snowden A. Fahnestock attended the Plattsburg camps 
of 19 15 and 19 16, and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
Infantry Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, just prior to 
his attendance at the first Officers' Training Camp, 
Plattsburg, May 12, 191 7. At the completion of the 
encampment he was promoted to be a captain and as- 
signed to the 308th Infantry, Camp Upton, New York, 
commanding Company C. 

He sailed for France on April 6, 191 8, and commanded 
his company in a British training area near Salty and 
Barly. During this period he spent three days on observa- 
tion duty in the British front line. When the 77th Divi- 
sion took over the defensive sector near Baccarat (Vosges), 
Captain Fahnestock received the Croix de Guerre with 
Gold Star for gallantry in action, June 24. 



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He moved with the 77th Division to the Vesle sector 
and entered the front line at Villesavoie on August 16, 

19 1 8. Two days later he was wounded. 

He was discharged from the hospital on October 14 
and rejoined the 308th Infantry at the conclusion of the 
first phase of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. He was 
placed in command of the 1st Battalion, 308th Infantry 
on October 17 and held that command until the regiment 
was mustered out. He was in action throughout the 
second phase of the Meuse-Argonne offensive, reaching 
the Meuse River on November 7. 

After the signing of the armistice, he proceeded, by 
marching, to the 9th Training Area, near Chaumont. 
The 77th Division was in training there until February, 

1 91 9, when it moved to the Le Mans area preparatory to 
embarking for the United States in April, 19 19. 

He received his majority on February 22, 191 9. After 
being discharged in May, 19 19, he was recommissioned 
Major, Infantry Section, Officers' Reserve Corps. 



DeCOURSEY fales 

Born June 1, 1888, at Saranac Lake, New York 
Son of Haliburton and Margaret Ketchum Corse Fales 

Harvard, A.B., ign 

On Active Service August 14, igi7 to January 15, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

DeCoursey Fales entered the armed service on August 
14, 19 1 7, as an Ensign, National Naval Volunteers, and 
was assigned to recruiting duty at Staten Island, New 
York. On September 4 he was transferred to the 4th 



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Battalion, 6th Division, New York Naval Militia, at 
Kingsland Point, Tarrytown, New York. On October 
25, 191 7, he was transferred to the u. s. s. Seattle, but, 
pending her arrival from sea, was on temporary duty for 
three weeks with the Cruiser and Transport Force, on 
board the u. s. s. Leviathan. 

He served on the u. s. s. Seattle from November 13, 
1 91 7, to September 13, 191 8, doing active convoy duty 
between New York, 18 west longitude, and Hampton 
Roads, Virginia. He was ill with scarlet fever from Janu- 
ary 1 to February 22, 191 8. He passed an examination 
for a temporary commission in the U. S. Navy; this com- 
mission he refused and was commissioned instead Lieu- 
tenant, junior grade, National Naval Volunteers, May 
23, 1 91 8. He served on the Seattle as junior watch and 
division officer, senior officer of the deck watch in port, 
senior communication officer, senior signal officer. His 
battle station was in the plotting room, correcting 6-inch 
ranges. 

On September 13, 191 8, he was transferred to the staff 
of Admiral Gleaves and placed temporarily in charge of 
all secret code communication of the Cruiser and Trans- 
port Force. He was also instructor in code work of officers 
to be placed aboard allied troop ships. 

He was commissioned Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force, Class 2 on November 26, 191 8. He was placed on 
inactive duty on January 14, 19 19. 



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GEORGE RICHMOND FEARING, Jr. 

Born February 20, 1871, in New York City- 
Son of George Richmond and Harriet Travers Fearing 

Harvard, A. B., 1893 ; LL. B., 1896 
On Active Service May 7, 1917 to January 24, 1919 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

George R. Fearing, Jr., was a member of the 1915 
Plattsburg camp and was largely responsible for the at- 
tendance of the New England quota at that camp. In 
the autumn of 19 16 he served as carpenter's mate, 2d 
class, Massachusetts Naval Militia, and received in- 
struction in flying for two weeks at Misery Island Camp, 
Massachusetts. In the spring of 19 17, as a member of 
the Massachusetts Public Safety Committee, he organized 
the naval aviation school at Squantum, Massachusetts, 
and examined candidates for naval aviation service. 

On May 7, 191 7, he was commissioned Ensign, U. S. 
Naval Reserve Force. He was assigned to U. S. Naval 
Headquarters, Paris, on August 16, 19 17, and, on Sep- 
tember 20, was detailed to the Hourtin (Gironde) Flying 
School. He returned to the U. S. Naval Headquarters, 
Paris, on October 30, 19 17, for permanent duty. 

He served as liaison officer with the Air Service, was 
one of the naval members of the European Committee of 
the U. S. Aircraft Production Board during the existence 
of that board, and was also a member of the executive 
committee of the U. S. Naval Aviation Foreign Service. 

On March 21, 191 8, he was sent to Italy to investigate 
the feasibility of co-operating with the Italian air force. 
This visit resulted in the construction of two air stations 



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and a school. He was promoted to be a Lieutenant, junior 
grade, on May 6, 191 8, and to be a Lieutenant, U. S. 
Naval Reserve Force, on May 18, 191 8. In July, 19 18, 
he was again sent to Italy to obtain Caproni bombing 
planes. Upon his return he was made Chief of Operations, 
Naval Aviation Service, and upon being transferred to 
London, July 31, was made Chief of the Planning Sec- 
tion, Naval Aviation. On September 15, 19 18, he was 
ordered to Ireland, where he joined Admiral Mayo and his 
staff on a tour of Irish air stations. 

He returned to the United States in January, 19 19, 
and was placed on inactive service on January 24, Class 
5. He was promoted to be a Lieutenant Commander, U. 
S. Naval Reserve Force, on March 12, 1919. 



MANSFIELD FERRY 

Born June 21, 1882, in Chicago, Illinois 
Son of Charles H. and Emily Dwight Mansfield Ferry- 
Yale, A. B., 1Q03 ; Harvard, LL. B., iqoq 

On July 1, 1 91 7, Mansfield Ferry was called to serve in 
a legal capacity in the State Council Section of the Coun- 
cil of National Defense. He assisted in the drafting of 
the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act and appeared 
before committees of Congress in its behalf. 

In December, 19 17, he was called to the Bureau of 
Law in the newly created office of Alien Property Cus- 
todian. He served there successively as assistant to the 
general counsel, assistant general counsel, first assistant 
general counsel, and general counsel. He resigned on 
September 15, 1919. 



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MARSHALL FIELD 

Born September 28, i8q2, in Chicago, Illinois 

Son of Marshall and Albertine Huck Field 

Cambridge (England), IQ14 

On Active Service April 15, IQ17 to March 5, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Marshall Field enlisted in the ranks of the 1st Cavalry, 
Illinois National Guard, at the time of the United States' 
declaration of war against Germany. He was trans- 
ferred to federal service on July 1, 191 7, as a member 
of Battery B, I22d Field Artillery, 31st Division. He 
attended Officers' Training Camps at Fort Logan, 
Texas, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from September, 191 7, 
to April, 1 91 8. During that time, December 23, 19 17, 
he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery. 

He sailed for France with the I22d Field Artillery on 
May 21, 19 1 8, and took part in the St. Mihiel and Meuse- 
Argonne offensives. In the former his battery supported 
the 1st Division; in the latter it supported the 91st and 
32d Divisions. He was promoted to be a Captain, Field 
Artillery, on November 3, 19 18. 

Captain Field was cited in general orders of G. H. Q., 
the 33d Division, and the 58th Field Artillery Brigade 
for gallantry in action at Very, France, on the night of 
September 26, 19 18. 



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HAMILTON FISH, Jr. 

Born December 7, 1888, in Garrison, New York 

Son of Hamilton and Emily Mann Fisb 

Harvard, igio 

On Active Service August 5, 1Q17 to May 14, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Hamilton Fish, Jr., was commissioned Captain, 15th 
New York Volunteer Infantry, later known as the 369th 
Infantry, 93d Division on January 15, 1917, and arrived 
in France with his organization on December 31. 

Captain Fish's regiment, was attached to the 4th 
French Army and was in action in the battle of Cham- 
pagne, July 15 to 25, and in the Champagne offensive, 
September 27 to October 1 . For his action in the taking 
of the village of Sechault, September 28, he was decorated 
with the Croix de Guerre. 

He attended the School of the Line and the Army Gen- 
eral Staff College, at Langres, from both of which he 
graduated. He served with the 4th Division in the 
Army of Occupation and was then transferred to the 77th 
Division as a staff officer of the 153d Infantry Brigade. 
He received his majority in March, 191 9, and returned 
to the United States with the 77th Division in April. 




\\i-l>sw, Fisl 



Hamilton Fish, Jl 




Henry Prather Fletcher 



Marshall Field 



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SIDNEY WEBSTER FISH 

Born March 16, 1885, in New York City- 
Son of Stuyvesant and Marion Antbon Fish 
Harvard, A. B., igo8 ; Columbia, LL. B., igu 
On Active Service August 27, igiy to February 16, igig 
Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Sidney W. Fish attended the first Officers' Training Camp 
at Plattsburg, in 1917, and was commissioned 1st Lieu- 
tenant, Infantry. He was assigned to Company C, 49th 
Infantry, doing guard duty at Hoboken, New Jersey. In 
May, he accompanied this organization to Camp Mills 
as adjutant of the 1st Battalion. He was then transferred 
to the 90th Division with which he sailed for France in 
June, and went into training at Aignay-Ie-Duc, near 
Dijon. He was division billeting officer for a brief period 
and, in July, was made aide-de-camp to Major General 
Henry T. Allen, division commander. 

The 90th Division took over the Saizerais sector from 
the 1st Division on August 24, 1918, and Lieutenant Fish 
took part in the night attack of September 12, as part of 
the St. Mihiel offensive. The division was relieved on 
October 10, and proceeded to the Meuse-Argonne offen- 
sive, where it relieved the 5th Division on October 21. 
It advanced along both banks of the Meuse and cap- 
tured Stenay on the night of November 1 1 and the morn- 
ing of the 1 2th. 

Lieutenant Fish acted as liaison officer during most of 
this period between the 90th Division and the 3d and 
5th Divisions. He received his captaincy in October. 



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After the armistice he accompanied General Allen, who 
then commanded the 8th Corps, with headquarters at 
Montigny-sur-Aube. 

Captain Fish was cited for gallantry. 



HAROLD FITZGERALD 

Born May ig, 1877, in Brookline, Massachusetts 

Son of Desmond and Elizabeth Parker Salisbury FitzGerald 

Harvard, A. B., igoo 

On Active Service October 18, igi8 to November 23, igi8 

Latest Rank : 2d Lieutenant, Motor Transport Corps, U. S. A. 

Harold FitzGerald received his preliminary military 
training as a member of the 1st Corps Cadets, of Boston, 
from which he resigned in 1902. 

From January to October, 191 8, he was deputy fuel 
administrator of New York. On October 18 he was 
commissioned as a 2d Lieutenant, Motor Transport 
Corps, and remained on that duty until after the signing 
of the armistice. 



HENRY PRATHER FLETCHER 

Born April 10, 1873, in Green Castle, Pennsylvania 
Son of Louis Henry and Martha Ellen Rowe Fletcher 

Henry P. Fletcher served in the 1st U. S. Volunteer 
Cavalry (Rough Riders) in the Cuban campaign of the 
Spanish- American War, 1898. For two years he served 
in the Philippines as 1st Lieutenant and Battalion Ad- 
jutant, 40th Infantry. 



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He entered the diplomatic service on May 22, 1902, 
as Second Secretary, American Legation, Havana. On 
April 29, 1903, he was appointed Second Secretary, 
American Legation, Peking, and on March 10, 1905, 
secretary of the American Legation, Lisbon. He re- 
turned to Peking on April 26, 1907, as secretary of the 
American Legation. On December 21, 1909, he was ap- 
pointed envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary 
to Chile and on October 1, 19 14, was appointed ambassa- 
dor extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Chile. 

On February 25, 191 6, he was appointed ambassador 
extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Mexico. He served 
in that capacity until February 15, 1920, when he re- 
signed. On March 8, 1921, he was appointed under- 
secretary of state and was serving as such when peace 
was declared. 



HARRY FORSYTH 

Born October 20, 1882, in New Orleans, Louisiana 

Son of Harry- Douglas and Sarah Rice Johnson Forsyth 

On Active Service May 12, 1Q17 to May 10, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Harry Forsyth was commissioned Captain, Infantry, at 
the close of the first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, 
August, 15, 1917. He was assigned to the 308th Infantry, 
77th Division, at Camp Upton, New York. He served 
with this organization throughout the war. 

He went overseas in April, 191 8, and, after training with 
the British in Flanders, proceeded to the Baccarat 



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sector (Vosges), where he went into action when the 77th 
Division took over the line from the French in June. 
He took part in the Oise-Aisne offensive during the 
latter part of August and thereafter was invalided to the 
hospital, rejoining for the latter phase of the Meuse- 
Argonne offensive. After the signing of the armistice he 
proceeded, with the 77th Division, to the 9th Training 
Area, and later to the Le Mans area. 



ROBERT LUDLOW FOWLER, Jr. 

Born April 25, i88g, in New York City 
Son of Robert Ludlow and Julia Groesbeck Fowler 

Columbia, A. B., igog 

On Active Service August, igi? to January, igig 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Robert L. Fowler, Jr., was a corporal at the 19 16 
Plattsburg camp. At the second Officers' Training Camp 
at Plattsburg, 191 7, he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
Air Service, and assigned to the ground school at Cham- 
paign, Illinois. He was later transferred to the school at 
Columbus, Ohio, and then to the air depot at Garden 
City, Long Island. 

He went overseas in July, 19 18, in command of the 
85 2d Aero Squadron, and was stationed temporarily at 
the American Rest Camp at Winchester, England. From 
there he went to Shrewsbury, where he was in command of 
the American detachment at Air Depot No. 7. After a 
short while, his station was changed to Air Depot No. 1, 
at South Farnborough, England, where he was flying with 



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the British. He returned to the United States in Decem- 
ber, 191 8, and was mustered out with the 85 2d Aero 
Squadron. 



FREDERICK THEODORE FRELINGHUYSEN 

Born September 4, 1886, in New York City 

Son oj Theodore and Alice Dudley Coats Frelingbuysen 

Harvard, A. B., iqo8 ; LL. B., jqio 

On Active Service September, 1Q17 to December, iqi8 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen served in the 1st Armored 
Motor Battery, New York National Guard, from March 
to August, 191 6. In September, 191 7, he enlisted in the 
Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps and entered the Ground 
Officers' Training School at Kelly Field, San Antonio, 
Texas. He graduated in December and was commis- 
sioned 2d Lieutenant, Air Service, Signal Reserve Corps. 
He was attached to the 1st Training Brigade, at Kelly 
Field, for about a month and was transferred to the office 
of the Chief Signal Officer, Washington, D. C, on Feb- 
ruary 3, 1918. He remained on duty there until his 
discharge on December 4, 191 8. He was promoted to be 
a 1 st Lieutenant on August 30, 191 8. 



AMOS TUCK FRENCH 

Born July 20, 1863, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son oj Francis Ormond and Ellen Tuck French 

Harvard, A. B., 1885 

Amos Tuck French was commissioned Captain, Coast 
Artillery Corps, New York, commanding Company 11, 



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13th Corps, on May 6, 1918. He at once obtained a 
leave of absence and sailed for France on May 8, 1918. 

He organized the American Soldiers' and Sailors' Club 
at Tours, and was manager until December, 191 8. This 
club was for enlisted men only and had a daily atten- 
dance of from six hundred to fourteen hundred. It was 
supported by voluntary contributions from the United 
States. It received its supplies through the channel of 
the American Red Cross and also drew upon the army 
commissary. Twice a week Captain French took sup- 
plies to the wounded in Camp Hospital No. 27 and Base 
Hospital No. 7. 

He was promoted to be a Major, Coast Artillery Corps, 
New York Guard, on December 3, 191 8. 



FRANCIS ORMOND FRENCH 

Born November 27, 1888, in Newport, Rhode Island 

Son 0/ Amos Tuck and Pauline LeRoy French 

Harvard, A. B., 1912 

On Active Service May 29, 1917 to December 6, 1918 

Latest Rank : Chief Petty Officer, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Prior to the entrance of the United States into the 
World War, Francis O. French served in the New York 
National Guard, Depot 7th Regiment. On May 29, 
1 91 7, he enlisted in the U. S. Naval Reserve Force at 
Newport, Rhode Island, as coxswain. 

He was on duty at the Newport Naval Training Sta- 
tion, then at the submarine base at New London, Con- 
necticut, and later served for seven months on the U. S. 




Robert Ludlow Fowler, Ji 



Samuel Frothingham 



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Submarine Chaser No. 325. He was promoted to be a 
chief petty officer on April 1, 191 8, and was placed on 
inactive duty on December 6, 191 8. 



STUYVESANT LeROY FRENCH 

Born August 19, 1895, in Tuxedo Park, New York 

Son of Amos Tuck and Pauline LeRoy French 

Harvard, A. B., 1916 ; LL. B., 1921 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to August 28, 1918 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Stuyvesant LeRoy French attended the first Officers' 
Training Camp, Madison Barracks, New York, from May 
12 to August 15, 191 7, and the second Officers' Training 
Camp, Fort Niagara, from August to November, 191 7. 
From the latter he was commissioned, November 27, 
191 7, 1 st Lieutenant, Infantry. 

He was stationed at Camp Lee, Virginia, during De- 
cember, 1 91 7, and January, 191 8, and was then assigned 
to the 54th Pioneer Infantry, stationed at Spartansburg, 
South Carolina. He served with that organization 
until physically disabled by infantile paralysis. He was 
discharged on August 28, 191 8. 



SAMUEL FROTHINGHAM 

Born August 3, 1868, in Massachusetts 

Son 0/ William and Margaret Fuller Frothingham 

On Active Service July 12, 1917 to December 6, 1918 

Latest Rank : Captain, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Samuel Frothingham served in the 7th Regiment, New 
York National Guard, from 1888 to 1896. He also 



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attended the 19 15 Plattsburg camp, and Fort Terry 
Camp, in 19 16. 

He was commissioned Captain, Quartermaster Corps, 
in June, 19 17, and, from July, 1917, until discharged in 
December, 191 8, was on duty with the Army Transport 
Service, New York City. 



JOHN ALLYNE GADE 

Born February 10, 1875, in Cambridge, Massachusetts 

Son of Gerhard and Helen Allyne Gade 

Harvard, S. B., 1896 

On Active Service July, 1917 to July, 1918 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

John A. Gade entered the armed service in July, 191 7, 
as Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, and was ap- 
pointed Assistant Naval Attache, American Legation, 
Norway. In April, 191 8, he was promoted to be a Lieu- 
tenant Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, and was 
appointed Naval Attache to the American Legation, 
Denmark. 

He served as naval attache until May, 19 18, and was 
placed on inactive duty in July, 191 8. In October, 191 8, 
he entered the U. S. Diplomatic Service and was appointed 
Commissioner of the United States to the Baltic Provinces 
of Russia, with headquarters at Riga, Province of Latvia. 

Lieutenant Commander Gade received the following 
decorations: Navy Cross (U. S.); Grand Cross of the Or- 
der of St. Stanislaus (Russia) ; Commander's Cross of the 
Order of the Crown (Belgium) ; Commander's Cross of the 



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Order of the White Rose (Finland) ; Officer's Cross of the 
Order of the Vasa (Sweden) ; Officer's Cross of the Order 
of the Sword (Sweden) ; Knight's Cross of the Order of St. 
Olaf (Norway) ; Knight's Cross of the Order of Danebrog 
(Denmark); Knight's Cross of the Legion of Honor 
(France); Medal of King Albert, with two stripes (Bel- 
gium); Medaille Commemorative du Comite National 
(Belgium) ; Knight's Cross of the Order of St. Lazarus and 
St. Mauritius (Italy); Citation from British Admiralty. 



ALBERT GALLATIN 

Born January 8, 1880, in New York City- 
Son oj Frederic and Almy Goelet Gerry Gallatin 
On Active Service October 3/, IQ17 to March 12, igig 
Latest Rank: Major, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

Albert Gallatin attended the 19 16 Plattsburg camp. 
He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Signal Section, 
Officers' Reserve Corps, on October 31, 191 7, and was 
placed on active duty in the Military Intelligence Di- 
vision, Washington, D. C. He remained on duty there 
until November 19, 19 18, when he was appointed mili- 
tary attache to the American Legation at Havana, 
Cuba. He remained in Cuba until January 28, 1919, 
and then returned to the United States and was dis- 
charged on March 12, 1919. 

He was promoted to be a captain on April 25, 191 8, 
and received his majority on October 29, 19 18. 



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GOELET GALLATIN 

Born November 18, 1877, in New York City 

Son oj Frederic and Almy Goelet Gerry Gallatin 

Columbia, A. B., igoo ; LL. B., igo8 ; A. M., igog 

On Active Service August 27, igi7 to April 20, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Goelet Gallatin attended the Officers' Training School, 
Presidio, California, from August 27 to November 27, 
191 7. Upon graduating he was commissioned Captain, 
Field Artillery. He was assigned to the 348th Field Ar- 
tillery, 91st Division, with which he went overseas on 
June 28, 1918. 

From August 25 to September 19 he was detailed to 
the Artillery Information Service, with the 7th French 
Army in the Vosges. He returned to the 348th Field 
Artillery in time to participate in the Meuse-Argonne 
offensive, near Verdun, from November 1 to 11. After 
the signing of the armistice he joined the Army of Oc- 
cupation and remained in Germany until February 1, 
1919, when he started for the United States. 

After his discharge in April, 191 9, he was recommis- 
sioned Major, Field Artillery Section, Officers' Reserve 
Corps. 




Richtrd \ s.n NfiSt Gumbril 



John Allyne Gade 




Goelet Gallatin 



Albert Gallatin 



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RICHARD VAN NEST GAMBRILL 

Born July 11, i8go, in Lawrence, New York 

Son oj Richard Augustine and Anna Van Nest Gambrill 

Harvard, A. B., 1913 

On Active Service October 30, 1918 to May 8, 1919 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Adjutant General's Department, U. S. A. 

Richard V. N. Gambrill attended the Plattsburg camp 
of 1916. In June, 1917, he entered the American Red 
Cross ambulance service as assistant to the officer in charge 
of the ambulance department at Fifth Avenue and 36th 
Street, New York City. 

In December, 191 7, he was commissioned 2d Lieu- 
tenant, Infantry, New York National Guard, and was 
attached to the headquarters staff. He was promoted 
to be a 1st Lieutenant in March, 191 8, and was trans- 
ferred to federal service on October 30, 191 8. 

He was assigned to the depot brigade at Camp Dix, 
New Jersey, and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Ad- 
jutant General's Department. He was then transferred 
to Washington, D. C, and attached to the General Staff 
on November 11. In March, 19 19, he was detailed to 
the office of the Secretary of War, where he remained on 
duty until discharged in May, 19 19. 



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ARTHUR AMORY GAMMELL 

Born September 5, 1888, in Providence, Rhode Island 

Son of William and Bessie Gardiner Bowen Gammell 

Yale, A. B., iqii ; Harvard, LL. B., IQ14 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to May 12, igig 

Latest Rank : Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Arthur A. Gammell was a member of Troop B, Squad- 
ron A, New York National Guard, from October, 19 14, 
to May, 191 7, and took part in the Mexican border pa- 
trol. He then attended the first Officers' Training Camp 
at Plattsburg, and on August 15, 1917, was commissioned 
Captain, Field Artillery. 

He was assigned to the 305th Field Artillery, 77th Di- 
vision, and remained with that organization throughout 
the war. He sailed for France in April, 191 8, and went 
into action first on July 10 in the Baccarat sector 
(Vosges). His regiment was relieved on about August 1, 
and proceeded to the Vesle, where it took part in the Oise- 
Aisne offensive from the middle of August to the middle 
of September. Captain Gammell was slightly gassed near 
Fismes on September 7. 

He was in action throughout the entire Meuse-Argonne 
offensive. After the signing of the armistice he was 
stationed in the 9th Training Area, northwest of Chau- 
mont until early in February, 191 9. He then proceeded, 
with his organization, to the Le Mans area, preparatory 
to embarkation for the United States in April. 

He received his majority on February 22, 191 9. 



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ROBERT HALE IVES GAMMELL 

Born January 7, 18Q3, in Providence, Rhode Island 

Son of William and Bessie Gardiner Bowen Gammell 

On Active Service July 25, 1Q17 to May 7, igig 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

R. H. Ives Gammell served on the Mexican border 
during the summer of 191 6 as a private, 1st Field Artil- 
lery, Massachusetts National Guard. He remained in 
the National Guard and was mustered into federal ser- 
vice on July 25, 191 7, as Corporal, 101st Field Artillery, 
26th Division (formerly 1st Field Artillery, Massachu- 
setts National Guard). 

He sailed for France in September, 191 7, and went 
into training at Camp Coetquidan. At about this time 
he was promoted to be a sergeant. 

In January, 191 8, he was transferred to G. H. Q., 
commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, and assigned to 
the office of G — 2 (Intelligence). He was stationed in 
Paris until April, 191 8, and was then assigned to the 
staff of the Commanding General, Service of Supplies, 
Tours. 

He was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, on 
September 7, 191 8, and on January 28, 191 9, was assigned 
to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, at 
Paris. He was discharged on May 7, 1919. 



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AUGUSTUS PEABODY GARDNER 

Born November $, 1865, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of Joseph Peabody and Harriet Sears Amory Gardner 

Harvard, A. B., 1886 

On Active Service May 24, igij to January 14, igi8 

Died 0/ illness contracted in line of duty, January 14, igi8 

Latest Rank: Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Augustus P. Gardner served during the Spanish- 
American War as a captain and assistant adjutant-gen- 
eral from May to October, 1898. During that period he 
was promoted to be a brevet major. From 1900 to 1917 
he served in the United States House of Representatives, 
representing the Essex County, Massachusetts, con- 
gressional district. He was always a staunch advocate 
of military preparedness, and during his service in 
Congress used every effort to bring the country to 
a realization of the need for a more sound military 
policy. 

He re-entered the armed service on May 24, 191 7, as 
Colonel, Adjutant General's Department, and was sta- 
tioned at Governor's Island, New York, as Adjutant 
General, Department of the East. In August, 191 7, he 
was transferred to Camp Wheeler, Georgia, as adjutant 
general. 

On December 8, 191 7, although he was then over fifty 
years old, he resigned his commission as Colonel, Adju- 
tant General's Department, so as to serve with troops. 
He was commissioned Major, Infantry, and was placed 




AUGUSTUS PEABODY GARDNER 



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in command of the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry, 31st 
Division, at Camp Wheeler. 

While on duty as battalion commander he contracted 
pneumonia and died at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Georgia, 
on January 14, 191 8. 



JOHN WHITE GEARY 

Born February 22, i86g, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 

Son oj John White and Mary Church Geary 

Harvard, i8gi 

On Active Service December 26, IQ17 to February 28, igig 

Latest Rank : Major, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

John White Geary was commissioned Captain, Quarter- 
master Corps, on December 26, 1917, and was assigned 
to military intelligence work in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- 
vania. He organized the Philadelphia Branch of the 
Military Intelligence Division, comprising Pennsylvania, 
Delaware, and southern New Jersey. 

He was commissioned Major, Military Intelligence Di- 
vision, on August 5, 19 1 8, and continued as commanding 
officer of the Philadelphia branch until discharged in 
February, 1919. 

He was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel, Military 
Intelligence Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, on Novem- 
ber 7, 19 1 9, and on September 16, 1920, was placed on the 
initial General Staff eligible list. 



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PETER GOELET GERRY 

Born September 18, 1879, in New York City 
Son oj Elbridge Thomas and Louisa Matilda Livingston Gerry- 
Harvard, S. B., iqoi 

Peter Goelet Gerry was elected United States sen- 
ator from Rhode Island for a term of six years, begin- 
ning March 4, 191 7. 



ROBERT LIVINGSTON GERRY 

Born May 37, 1877, in New York City 

Son oj Elbridge Thomas and Louisa Matilda Livingston Gerry 

Harvard, 1900 

On Active Service August 31, iqi8 to December 31, 1918 

Latest Rank : Major, Army Transport Service, U. S. A. 

Robert L. Gerry entered the government service in a 
civilian capacity on January 15, 191 8, as assistant to the 
Supervisor, Army Transport Service, Department of 
Docks, Wharfs, and Terminals. He had charge of the 
finances of the Bush Terminal Company. On May 22 
he was appointed Assistant to the Storage Officer, Port 
of New York. 

He was commissioned in the armed service as a major 
on August 31, 1 91 8, and was placed on duty as Executive 
Officer to the Storage Officer, Port of New York. He 
served in this capacity until discharged, December 31, 

1918. 




Robert Hale Ives Ga 



John White Geary 




Peter Goelet Gerry 



Robert Livingston Gerry 



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ELISHA MORGAN GILBERT 

Born December 1, 1885, in Utica, New York 

Son oj Frederick and Mary Kent Cbatfield Gilbert 

Harvard, A. B., igog 

On Active Service May 10, igi7 to September 2g, igig 

Latest Rank: Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

E. Morgan Gilbert attended the Plattsburg camps of 
1915 and 1 9 16 and the first Officers' Training Camp, 
191 7. He was commissioned Captain, Infantry, on 
August 15, 1917, and assigned to the i52d Depot Brigade, 
Camp Upton, New York. 

In February, 19 18, he was assigned to the 305th In- 
fantry, 77th Division, commanding Company E. He 
went overseas with this organization in April and went 
into training with the British behind St. Omer, later mov- 
ing to the Baccarat sector (Vosges), where he was trans- 
ferred to Headquarters, 77th Division. 

He served with the 6th French Corps for six weeks as 
a liaison officer, but returned to the 77th Division when 
it went into action on the Vesle River. Throughout the 
Oise-Aisne and the Meuse-Argonne offensives he served 
as liaison officer with the 77th Division. 

In December, 191 8, he was transferred to the 1st Di- 
vision and assigned to the 28th Infantry as regimental 
adjutant. He continued on that duty until May, 1919, 
when he was transferred to the office of the General 
Sales Agent, Elysee Palace, Paris, where he remained 
until he returned to the United States, in September, 
1919. 



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HENRY FLETCHER GODFREY 

Born January i, 1874, in Walling ford, Pennsylvania 

Son of Charles Henry and Emma Louise Bennet Godfrey 

Harvard, A. B., 1896 

On Active Service August 20, iqi8 to March 3, 1919 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Because of a crushed ankle, Henry F. Godfrey was 
unable to enter the armed service direct. He went to 
France as a member of the Y. M. C. A. and, from March 
18 to June 10, 191 8, had charge of a camouflaged tent 
with Company A, 23d Pioneer Engineers, in front of 
Mont Sec (Toul Sector). In appreciation of his services 
he was made an honorary member of Company A, and 
was given the gold-inscribed insignia of the Engineers by 
the enlisted men. 

In April, 1918, he was slightly gassed during the attack 
on Seicheprey, and in June he was injured by a fall from 
his horse. These misfortunes resulted in his being recalled 
to Paris, where he continued in the Y. M. C. A. service 
until August, 191 8. 

On August 20, 191 8, he was commissioned 1st Lieu- 
tenant, Infantry, and was attached to the French Gen- 
eral Staff as a liaison officer. Until the time of his dis- 
charge in March, 191 9, he served in that capacity, his 
duties taking him over most of France. 




Elislia Morgan Gilbert 



Robert Goelet 




Frederic Marquand Godwin 



Henry Fletcher Godfrey 



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FREDERIC MARQUAND GODWIN 

Born August, 10, i8Sq, in Newport, Rbode Island 

Son of Harold and Elizabeth Marquand Godwin 

Princeton, 1912 

On Active Service May 4, 1917 to December 31, 1918 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Frederic M. Godwin served on the Mexican border from 
July to November, 191 6, as a private in Squadron A, 
New York National Guard. 

On May 4, 1917, he enlisted in the U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force at Newport, Rhode Island, as chief quarter- 
master. Until August 15, 1917, he served on board the 
u. s. s. Alpha. He was then detailed to the 2d Naval 
District Training School and upon graduating, Decem- 
ber 4, 1917, was commissioned Ensign, U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force. He was attached to the staff of the Com- 
mandant, 2d Naval District, as junior decoding officer, 
until May 14, 191 8. He was then appointed Aide for 
Personnel to the Commandant, 2d Naval District. 

On November 15, 191 8, he was promoted to be a 
Lieutenant, junior grade, and was placed on inactive duty 
on December 31, 191 8. 

ROBERT GOELET 

Born January 9, 1880, in New York City 

Son 0/ Ogden and Mary R. Wilson Goelet 

Harvard, A. B., 1902 ; A. M., 1903 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to May 19, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Robert Goelet was commissioned Captain, Infantry 
Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, on April 17, 191 7, and 



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was placed on active duty at the first Officers' Training 
Camp at Plattsburg, May 12 to August 15, 19 17. 

He was attached to the 27th Division from September 
to November, 191 7, and was then transferred to the 
Military Intelligence Section, War College, where he 
studied until May, 19 18. He then went to France and 
served with the 77th Division as a liaison officer and 
as assistant to G — 1 (Administration). 

In October, 19 18, he was appointed aide-de-camp to 
Major General George B. Duncan, then commanding 
the 82d Division. He served in this capacity until his 
return to the United States and discharge in May, 19 19. 

Captain Goelet served throughout the Oise-Aisne and 
the Meuse-Argonne offensives, and was cited in the gen- 
eral orders of the 82d Division for gallantry in action in 
the Meuse-Argonne offensives. 



ROBERT WALTON GOELET 

Born March ig, 1880, in New York City- 
Son oj Robert and Harriette Louise Warren Goelet 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q02 ; A. M., IQ03 

On Active Service July 31, igi8 to June 10, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

Robert Walton Goelet entered the armed service on 
July 31, 191 8, as Captain, Military Intelligence Division. 
From October, 191 7, he worked in the Office of Military 
Intelligence, New York City, as a civilian. He sailed for 
France on April 3, 19 18, on military intelligence busi- 
ness. He returned on June 10, 191 8, and was commis- 



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sioned. He was appointed Assistant Military Attache, 
American Legation, The Hague, but served in New York 
City temporarily, awaiting orders to proceed overseas. 
He went first to G. H. Q., A. E. F., for instructions, then 
to England; then to Holland; and finally to Luxembourg. 



DAVID MARVIN GOODRICH 

Born June 22, 1876, in Akron, Ohio 

Son oj Benjamin Franklin and Mary Elizabeth Marvin Goodrich 

Harvard, A. B., 1898 

On Active Service August 23, 1917 to August 21, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, U. S. A. 

David M. Goodrich served in the Spanish-American 
War as 1st Lieutenant, 1st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry 
(Rough Riders). 

In August, 19 1 7, he attended the second Officers' 
Training Camp at Plattsburg, from which he was com- 
missioned Major, Infantry. He was then ordered to 
Camp Dix, New Jersey, where he was assigned to the 
third Officers' Training Camp as a senior instructor. 
At the end of the course he was transferred to Head- 
quarters, 78th Division, as Acting G — 2 (Intelligence). 

He went overseas with the 78th Division in May, 1918, 
and in June was ordered to the Army General Staff Col- 
lege at Langres. Upon graduating, September 15, he 
was on duty for a short time with the 6th Division, and 
was then assigned to the office of G — 2 (Ai) G. H. Q., 
at Chaumont. 

After the signing of the armistice he was transferred 
to the office of G — 5 (Training), as assistant chief ath- 



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Ietic officer of the A. E. F. He was later vice-chairman 
of the Interallied Games Committee. 

In December, 191 8, he was appointed to the General 
Staff and was commissioned Lieutenant Colonel on 
February 22, 1919. 

Lieutenant Colonel Goodrich was awarded the Dis- 
tinguished Service Medal. 



ANSON CONGER GOODYEAR 

Born June 20, 1877, in Buffalo, New York 

Son of Charles Waterhouse and Ella Portia Conger Goodyear 

Yale, A. B., 1899 

On Active Service May, 14, 1917 to October 30, 1919 

Latest Rank : Colonel, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Anson C. Goodyear attended the first Officers* Training 
Camp at Madison Barracks, New York, from which he 
was commissioned Captain, Field Artillery, August 15, 
191 7. He was assigned to the 307th Field Artillery, 
78th Division, Camp Dix, New Jersey, commanding 
Battery A until November 1. 

He attended the School of Fire, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, 
from November 1, 191 7, to January 15, 191 8, and then 
remained at Fort Sill until June 1 as Instructor, Firing 
Department. During this period he was promoted to be 
a major. From June 1 to October 1, 191 8, he was ad- 
jutant at the Field Artillery Central Officers' Training 
School, Camp Taylor, Kentucky, and was then, for two 
weeks, executive officer at the same station. 

He was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel on June 
30 and to be a Colonel on October 15, 191 8, and was 



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placed in command of the 81st Field Artillery, 8th Di- 
vision. He sailed for France in command of his regiment, 
arriving two days before the signing of the armistice. 
The regiment took station at Pontanezen Barracks, 
Brest, and at Ploermel, Brittany, until January 4, 1919, 
when it returned to the United States. 

Colonel Goodyear remained in France and was as- 
signed to the Transportation Corps, with headquarters 
at Tours. He acted as general inspector of the corps 
until May 2, when he was assigned to the American Re- 
lief Administration. He was appointed president of the 
Coal Commission for Austria, Czecho-SIovakia, Hungary, 
Poland, and Serbia, with headquarters at Marisch- 
Ostrau, Czecho-SIovakia. When the commission was 
withdrawn, August 15, 1919, he served as American Rep- 
resentative to the American Coal Commission and was 
made president of the Interallied Coal Commission for 
Central Europe. In September he served as a member 
of the Interallied Commission for the investigation of 
conditions in Upper Silesia. 

He returned to Paris and sailed for the United States 
in September, 1919. 

ALBERT ZABRISKIE GRAY 

Born July 15, 1881, in Newport, Rhode Island 
Son of John Clinton and Henrietta Gunther Gray- 
Harvard, A. B., 1Q03 
On Active Service July 25, igi8 to January 22, igig 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Albert Z. Gray attended the 19 16 Plattsburg camp. 
During the early part of the World War he was a Lieu- 



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tenant in charge of the Home Defense at Westbury, Long 
Island, New York, and was in charge of the local Second 
Liberty Loan Campaign of that district. 

He entered the armed service on July 25, 19 18, as a 
Lieutenant, junior grade, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, and 
served in the Naval Intelligence Department, Washing- 
ton, D. C, until September 22, 1919. He was then placed 
on inactive duty. 



DAVID GRAY 

Born August 8, 1870, in Buffalo, New York 

Son of David and Martha Terry Gutbrie Gray 

Harvard, A.B., 1892 

On Active Service September 17, 1917 to March 1, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Signal Corps, U. S. A. 

David Gray was commissioned Captain, Aviation Sec- 
tion, Signal Corps, on September 17, 191 7, and was or- 
dered to duty at Washington, D. C, in the Personnel 
Division of the corps. At the end of three weeks he was 
transferred to the Photographic Division and was ordered 
overseas in November, 191 7. Soon after reporting at 
Paris, November 25, he was assigned to the staff of 
Brigadier General E. Russel and was placed in charge of 
military land photography. He organized the Military 
Land Photography Section and the base laboratory at 
Paris. 

In June, 1918, he was assigned to the Liaison Service 
and, on July 6, reported to the headquarters of the 4th 
French Army, General Gouraud commanding, at Cha- 
lons. He was a member of General Gouraud's staff dur- 




Anson Conger Goodyea 



David Gra 




Albert Zabriskie Gray 



John Clinton Gray 



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ing the German attack of July 15. The following day he 
was ordered to Headquarters, 1st Army Corps, U. S. A., 
at Ferte sous Jouarre. During the allied offensive, begin- 
ning July 18, he was liaison officer to the 7th French 
Corps, and later to the 2d French Corps, which relieved 
the 7th on the left of the American 1st Corps. 

On August 6, 1 91 8, he was assigned, as liaison officer, 
to the 10th French Army, General Mangin commanding, 
and during the rest of his active service was liaison of- 
ficer from Headquarters, 10th French Army, to G. H. 
Q., U. S. A. On November 19, 191 8, he entered Metz 
with the 10th French Army and continued to the Rhine. 
During the entrance into Mayence, December 14, his leg 
was broken by his horse falling on a slippery pavement. 
On January 1, 19 19, he was sent to a hospital in Paris, 
and on February 15 was sent to the United States. 

Captain Gray received the Croix de Guerre and was 
made a Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur. 



HENRY GUNTHER GRAY 

Born October 4, 187s, ™ New York City 
Son of John Clinton and Henrietta Gunther Gray- 
Harvard, A. B., 18Q7; A. M., i8q8; LL. B. t igoo 

Henry G. Gray was appointed a government appeal 
agent, under the selective service law, and was assigned 
to Local Board No. 91, New York City, in August, 19 17. 
In September, 191 7, he was appointed chairman of that 
board and served as such until the selective service boards 
were discontinued on March 31, 191 9. 



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JOHN CLINTON GRAY 

Born March 16, 1874, in New York City- 
Son of John Clinton and Henrietta Gray 
Harvard, A. B., i8gy 
On Active Service May 12, IQ17 to May 13, igig 
Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

John Clinton Gray attended the first Officers' Train- 
ing Camp at Plattsburg from May 12 to August 15, 191 7. 
At the close of the encampment he was commissioned 
2d Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, and was stationed 
at Camp Upton, New York. In December, 191 7, he 
was transferred to Camp Joseph E. Johnston for instruc- 
tion in the Officers , Quartermaster School. Upon com- 
pletion of the course, March, 191 8, he spent two weeks 
at Camp Meigs, Washington, D. C, awaiting sailing 
orders; then proceeded to Camp Merritt, New Jersey, 
where he was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant and from 
which he embarked for France on May 13, 1918. 

In June, 1918, he was assigned to the Depot Quarter- 
master at Coutras, near Bordeaux, as first assistant. 
In July, 19 1 8, he was ordered to Barcelona, Spain, as 
disbursing officer of the A. E. F. for Spain, and remained 
there until January, 191 9. 

He was then on duty at Le Mans in connection with 
the feeding of troops en route to Brest and St. Nazaire. 
He returned to the United States in May, 191 9, and was 
discharged on May 13. 



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WILLIAM GREENOUGH 

Born July 15, 1874, in Quincy, Massachusetts 

Son oj William and Alice Mary Patterson Greenougb 

Harvard, A. B., 1896 

William Greenough served, under the selective ser- 
vice law, as a member of Local Board No. 128, New 
York City, from October, 191 7, to March, 19 19. 



LLOYD CARPENTER GRISCOM 

Born November 4, 1872, in Riverton, New Jersey 

Son oj Clement Acton and Frances Canby Biddle Griscom, 

Pennsylvania, Pb. B., i8qi 

On Active Service June 12, 1Q17 to September 19, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Adjutant General's Department, 

U. S. A. 

In Sepember, 1892, Lloyd C. Griscom organized the 1st 
Battalion, Naval Militia, Philadelphia, and enlisted in 
it as a seaman. He resigned in May, 1893, with the rank 
of ensign. In June, 1898, he was commissioned Captain 
and Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Volunteers, and was 
assigned as aide-de-camp to Major General Wade. He 
served in Cuba, under General Wade, from September to 
December, 1898, and resigned in March, 1899. 

On June 12, 19 17, he was commissioned Major, Ad- 
jutant General's Department, and was assigned to duty 
as assistant to the Adjutant, Department of the East, 
Governor's Island, New York. On August 29 he was 



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appointed Assistant Adjutant, 77th Division, Camp 
Upton, New York, and on February 14, 1918, was ap- 
pointed Adjutant. 

He sailed for France with the 77th Division in April, 
191 8, and was stationed in the British training area be- 
hind St. Omer. On May 26 he was ordered to report 
to the Chief of Staff, A. E. F., for duty at the British 
War Office, London, England, as personal liaison officer 
of the Commander-in-Chief, A. E. F. While on that 
duty he was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Ad- 
jutant General's Department, September 30, 191 8. In 
the latter part of August, 19 19, he accompanied the 
Commander-in-Chief to the United States. 

Lieutenant Colonel Griscom was engaged in the Mont- 
didier-Noyon defensive and the Meuse-Argonne offen- 
sive. He was decorated by the King of England as 
Knight Commander of St. Michael and St. George, and 
received the Distinguished Service Medal for "excep- 
tionally meritorious and distinguished service" with the 
77th Division and at the British War Office. 



HAMILTON HADDEN 

Born February 8, 1885, in New York City- 
Son of J. E. Smith and Emily Georgina Hamilton Hadden 
Harvard, A. B., 1908 
On Active Service August 13, 1918 to December, 1918 
Latest Rank : Chief Quartermaster and Officer Candidate, U. S. Naval 
Reserve Force 

Hamilton Hadden served in the Bureau of War Trade 
Intelligence, War Trade Board, Washington, D. C, from 




I lamiltnn I [adden 



Lloyd Carpenter Griscom 




John Henry Hammond 



Paul Lyman Hammond 



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February to August, 191 8. He entered the armed ser- 
vice on August 13, 191 8, and served at the Naval Air 
Station, Hampton Roads, Virginia, and at the Great 
Lakes Training Station as chief quartermaster and candi- 
date for a commission. Because of the signing of the ar- 
mistice he failed to receive a commission and was placed 
on inactive duty in December, 191 8. 



JOHN HENRY HAMMOND 

Born October 5, 1871, in Louisville, Kentucky 

Son of John Henry and Sophia Vernon Wolje Hammond 

Yale, Ph. B., 1892; Columbia, LL. B., 189s 

John Henry Hammond, at the invitation of the War 
Trade Board, was appointed Director of the Bureau of 
Enemy Trade, War Trade Bureau, December 5, 191 7. 

The operations of this bureau were conducted in con- 
junction with the Alien Property Custodian, Bureau of 
War Trade Intelligence, and other departments of the 
government. It sought to hamper or destroy enemy- 
owned or controlled enterprises in various parts of the 
world, in accordance with established policies and regula- 
tions of the Trading with the Enemy Act. 

As a member of various committees he took active 
part in campaigns for raising funds for the American Red 
Cross, Y. M. C. A., Salvation Army, and other welfare 
organizations. 

He resigned as director of the Bureau of Enemy Trade 
on February 15, 191 8, upon completion of the work of 
reorganization of the bureau. 



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OGDEN HAGGERTY HAMMOND 

Born October 15, 1869, in Louisville, Kentucky- 
Son 0/ John Henry and Sophia Vernon Wolfe Hammond 
Yale, Pb. B., 1893 

Ogden H. Hammond was appointed, by the governor 
of New Jersey, state food administrator for Somerset 
County, New Jersey, in January, 191 6. When this 
branch of the service was later taken over by the federal 
government he continued to act as United States food 
administrator, resigning in the latter part of July, 191 8. 



PAUL LYMAN HAMMOND 

Born December 16, 1882, in Egypt, Massachusetts 

Son of William Lyman and Adelaide Fredericka Hammond 

Harvard, 1906 

On Active Service April 6, 1917 to January 5, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Paul L. Hammond served for five years, prior to the 
World War, in Squadron A, New York National Guard. 
In 1 9 15 he attended the Plattsburg camp and in 19 16 
helped to organize and served on the Naval Training 
Cruise. 

He was commissioned Lieutenant Commander, U. S. 
Naval Reserve Force, in February, 191 7, and was placed 
on active duty, April 6, 191 7, as Ensign, with the de- 
stroyer flotilla under command of Admiral Sims, U. S. 
Navy. In June he was promoted to be a Lieutenant, 
junior grade, then to be a Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Re- 



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serve Force. As he went overseas very soon after en- 
tering the armed service, he was probably the first re- 
serve officer, either army or navy, to have overseas 
service. 

He served successively on the u. s. s. Nicholson, u. s. s. 
Jenkins, and u. s. s. Evans. He was placed on inactive 
duty on January 3, 1919. 



CHARLES WILLIAM HANFORD 

Born March 3, 1874, in Chicago, Illinois 

Son 0/ Philander Chase and Emma Catherine Osborn Hanjord 

Harvard, 1897 

Charles W. Hanford, as a " dollar-a-year man," served 
as a voluntary aide in the New York Office of Naval In- 
telligence from September 2, 19 18, to December 2, 1918. 



EDWARD ROLAND HARRIMAN 

Born December 24, i8gs, in New York City 

Son of Edward Henry and Mary Williamson Averell Harriman 

Yale, A. B., 1Q17 

On Active Service April, 1917 to January, 1918 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. 

Edward Roland Harriman entered the armed service 
in April, 191 7, and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
Ordnance Department, on June 18, 19 17. He served in 
the Inspection Division of the Ordnance Department 
and was stationed at various points in the United States. 
He was on sick leave for a year beginning January, 19 18, 
and was discharged in January, 19 19. 



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OLIVER BISHOP HARRIMAN 

Born May 25, 1887, in New York City- 
Son 0/ James Low and Elizabeth Templeton Bishop Harriman 
Harvard, igog 

Oliver B. Harriman was appointed, October 15, 1915, 
secretary of embassy or legation, class 5, and was as- 
signed to duty in the Department of State. 

On February 25, 19 16, he was assigned to the Amer- 
ican Embassy, Berlin, and on May 10, 19 16, was pro- 
moted to be a secretary of embassy or legation, class 4. 
He was assigned to the American Embassy, Vienna, on 
January 17, 191 7, and remained there until diplomatic 
relations were severed in April, 191 7. 

He was assigned to the American Embassy, Havana, 
on June 7, 191 7, and on July 13, 191 7, was promoted to 
class 3. On December 17, 191 8, he was assigned to 
Mexico City. 

He was assigned to the American Embassy, Monte- 
video, Uruguay, February 26, 1920, and was promoted to 
class 2 on June 30, 1920. In March, 1921, he was 
appointed charge d'affaires, Montevideo, Uruguay. In 
August he was transferred to the American Embassy, 
London. 




Oliver Carles' Harriman 



Edward Roland Harriman 




Leland Harrison 



Francis Burton Hai 



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OLIVER CARLEY HARRIMAN 

Born January 11, 1894, in New York City 

Son oj Oliver and Grace Carley Harriman 

Princeton, 191 4 

On Active Service June 1, 1917 to January 3, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Navy 

Oliver C. Harriman entered the armed service on June 
1, 191 7, as a seaman, 2d class, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force. He was commissioned Ensign, U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force, on October 1, 19 17. He resigned that com- 
mission on January 31, 191 8, to be commissioned, the 
following day, Ensign, U. S. Navy. On July 1, 191 8, he 
was promoted to be a Lieutenant, junior grade, U. S. 
Navy. This rank he held until he was discharged, Janu- 
ary 3, 1919. He was commissioned Lieutenant, U. S. 
Naval Reserve Force, January 29, 1921. 

The first part of Lieutenant Harriman's service was on 
the u. s. s. Dolphin. He was later flag secretary on the 
staff of the Commander of the American Patrol De- 
tachment. 



DUNCAN GIBERT HARRIS 

Born July 1, 1878, in New York City 

Son oj Richard Duncan and Annie M. Gibert Harris 

Harvard, A.B., 1900 

On Active Service May 12, 19 17 to May is, 1919 

Latest Rank: Major, Injantry t U.S.A. 

Duncan G. Harris attended the first Officers' Training 
Camp at Plattsburg, May to August, 191 7. On August 



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15, he was commissioned Captain, Infantry, and as- 
signed to the 305th Infantry, 77th Division, Camp 
Upton, New York. He organized and commanded 
Company A, 305th Infantry, taking it overseas in April, 
191 8, into the British training area behind St. Omer 
(Pas de Calais), France. 

In June he moved to the Baccarat sector (Vosges) and 
took over part of the front line from the French. The 
77th Division occupied this defensive sector until the 
early part of August, when it moved into the Oise-Aisne 
offensive. Captain Harris took his company into the 
front line on the Vesle River, near Villesavoie. During 
the first relief of his battalion in this sector he was gassed 
and evacuated. 

He returned to duty on September 10, as his regiment 
was being relieved on the Aisne, and took command of 
the 3d Battalion, 305th Infantry. He then proceeded 
to the Verdun sector for the attack of September 26. 
Throughout the entire Meuse-Argonne offensive he com- 
manded the 3d Battalion, 305th Infantry, although suf- 
fering for many days from a fractured collar-bone. He 
received his majority on October 13, 191 8, during the 
Meuse-Argonne offensive. 

After the signing of the armistice he proceeded, with 
his organization, to the 9th Training Area, west of Chau- 
mont. He remained there until the early part of Febru- 
ary, 1919, when he moved to the Le Mans area prepara- 
tory to embarking for the United States. 

Major Harris received the following decorations: Dis- 
tinguished Service Cross; Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur; 
Croix de Guerre with Palm. 



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ARCHIBALD HARRISON 

Born October 21, 1876, in New York City- 
Son of Burton Norvell and Constance Cary Harrison 
Yale, A. B., 1898 

Archibald Harrison was manager of the Alien Prop- 
erty Custodian's office at Manila, Philippine Islands, 
from February, 191 8, to September, 19 18. 



FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON 

Born December 18, 1873, in New York City 

Son of Burton Norvell and Constance Cary Harrison 

Yale, A. B., 189s 

Francis Burton Harrison was a private, Troop A, 
New York Volunteers, and later a captain and assistant 
adjutant general in the Spanish- American War. 

He was appointed governor-general of the Philippine 
Islands on September 2, 191 3, and was the commanding 
general of the Philippine National Guard, with the rank 
of major general. When that organization was mustered 
into federal service in 191 8 the War Department regula- 
tions prohibited his continuing in command of the Phil- 
ippine National Guard while serving as governor-gen- 
eral. 

As governor-general of the Philippine Islands he had 
general supervision of all Philippine Government activ- 
ities during the World War. This included the seizure 



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of twenty- two German merchant vessels just before the 
United States entered the war. He was chairman of the 
Philippine Islands Council of National Defense and was 
supervisor of censorship of mail and cables. He deported 
from the Philippine Islands about five hundred alien 
enemies. 

He continued to serve as governor general of the Phil- 
ippine Islands after the signing of the armistice. 



LELAND HARRISON 

Born April 2$> 1883, in New York City 

Son 0/ William Henry and Helen Skidmore Harrison 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q07 

Leland Harrison, United States Diplomatic Service, 
at the time war was declared against Germany was on 
duty in the Department of State as Assistant to the 
Counsellor. 

He continued in that capacity until the signing of the 
armistice, when he was appointed Diplomatic Secretary 
of the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, arriv- 
ing in Paris on December 14, 191 8. He was one of the 
American members of the Secretariat General of the 
Peace Conference, and acted as secretary to the American 
delegates to the supreme Council, Council of Foreign 
Ministers, and Council of Heads of Delegations. 



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WILLIAM FRAZIER HARRISON 

Born May ig, 1884, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of Alfred Craven and Kate deForrest Sheldon Harrison 

Harvard, A. B., igo6 

On Active Service April 14, IQ17 to February 14, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

W. Frazier Harrison took part in the Civilian Naval 
Training Cruise aboard the u. s. s. Rhode Island in 
191 6. He entered active service on April 14, 191 7, as 
Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, and from May 21 to 
June 30, 191 7, served on Section Patrol No. 372, Fourth 
Naval District, as executive officer. 

On July 1, 19 1 7, he was transferred to the u. s. s. 
Alcedo for overseas duty. He served on the Alcedo as 
watch and division officer and as ordnance officer until 
that vessel was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of 
France on November 5, 19 17. He was wounded and was 
ordered to the United States on three months' sick leave. 

While serving on the Alcedo in the war zone, October 
16, 1917, he helped rescue 117 survivors from the u. s. s. 
Antilles, which had been torpedoed and sunk. Again, on 
the morning of October 26, 191 7, he helped rescue 86 men 
from the u. s. s. Finland, which had also been torpedoed. 

At the conclusion of his sick leave, March 6, 191 8, he 
was assigned to the staff of Admiral Marbury Johnston, 
U. S. Navy, as aide. He served in that capacity until the 
end of his active service, February 14, 19 19, being pro- 
moted to be a Lieutenant, junior grade, on July 1, 1918. 
He was promoted to be a Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force, on July 1, 191 9. 



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FREDERICK CHRISTIAN HAVEMEYER 

Born August 20, 1879, * n Newport, Rhode Island 
Son of Theodore A. and Emilie de Loosey Havemeyer 

Yale, A. B., 1900; New York, LL. B., 190s 

On Active Service January 5, 1918 to March 17, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Frederick C. Havemeyer served with the Norton- 
Harjes Ambulance Corps in France from May, 19 15, to 
November, 1917. He was cited for meritorious service 
and was awarded the Croix de Guerre on October 25, 
1917. 

When the American Volunteer Ambulance Corps was 
taken over by the War Department he returned to the 
United States and, on January 5, 1918, was commissioned 
Lieutenant, junior grade, U. S. Naval Reserve Corps. He 
was immediately assigned to the American Embassy, 
Paris, as assistant naval attache, and served in that ca- 
pacity from February to May, 191 8. From June to De- 
cember, 191 8, he was Intelligence Officer, 18th French 
Army Region, at Bordeaux. 

After the signing of the armistice he was assigned as 
flag lieutenant to the staff representative, Rear-Admiral 
Henry Grant Wilson, Paris. He served in that capacity 
until he was ordered to return to the United States in 
January, 191 9, to be placed on the inactive list on March 
17, 1919. 



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ALEXANDER ISELIN HENDERSON 

Born May 11, i8q2, in New York City- 
Son of Edward Cairns and Helen Iselin Henderson 

Harvard, A. B., 1913; LL. B., 1916 

On Active Service October 2, 1917 to August 7, 1919 

Latest Rank: Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 



Alexander Iselin Henderson was a member of the 
American Field Ambulance Service in France from June 
to September, 191 5. After his return to the United 
States he enlisted in Troop C, Squadron A, New York 
National Guard, in which he served from June, 191 6, to 
January, 191 7. He then returned to France and re- 
entered the American Field Ambulance Service as driver 
and chief of section until June, 191 7. From June to 
September he studied as a French private at the Fon- 
tainebleau Artillery School, France. 

He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, 
U. S. A., on October 2, 1917, and was assigned to the 7th 
Field Artillery, 1st Division. He served continuously 
with this organization until February, 1919, and was 
successively battery officer, battery commander, bat- 
talion adjutant, and regimental operations officer. He 
received his captaincy on August 17, 1918. 

He took part in the Montdidier-Noyon defensive and 
the Aisne-Marne, St. Mihiel, and Meuse-Argonne of- 
fensives. He was in the Army of Occupation until 
March, 1919, when he was transferred to the Finance 
Section of the Peace Commission at Paris. He was on 



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duty there until his return to the United States in July, 
1919. 

Captain Henderson was cited in the general orders of 
the 1 st Division for gallantry in action. 



JOHN BROOKS HENDERSON 

Born February 18, 1870, in Louisiana, Missouri 

Son oj John Brooks and Mary Newton Foote Henderson 

Harvard, A. B., i8gi 

John B. Henderson was a member of the Legal Advis- 
ory Board during the World War, establishing, in Wash- 
ington, D. C, many stations where men could apply for 
assistance in filling out questionnaires as required by the 
selective service law. 

At various times he performed special secret service 
work for the Department of State. 



HOWARD HOUSTON HENRY 

Born July ig, 1882, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son oj Bayard and Mary E. McCorkle Henry 

Princeton, A. B., 1Q04 

On Active Service July 1$, IQ17 to February 12, igig 

Died oj illness contracted in line oj duty, February 12, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Howard H. Henry was one of the pioneers in the busi- 
ness men's training camps movement. He attended the 
Plattsburg camp in 191 5, and when the Military Training 
Camps Association was formed he was appointed chair- 



HOWARD HOUSTON HENRY 



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man of the Eastern Pennsylvania Committee, with head- 
quarters in Philadelphia and branches throughout the 
eastern part of the State. He recruited for the Platts- 
burg and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, camps in 19 16, and 
from the time of the declaration of war, in April, 19 17, 
until July, 19 17, he assisted officers of the Regular Army 
in selecting candidates for the training camps at Fort 
Niagara, New York, and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. 

He was commissioned Captain, Quartermaster Corps, 
on July 15, 19 17, and was assigned to the Remount Di- 
vision. He was stationed at Front Royal, Virginia, pur- 
chasing horses for the government. He was later on the 
same duty at Columbia, South Carolina; Kansas City, 
Missouri; and Chicago, Illinois. For a short period he was 
in Nebraska with French and British officers, purchasing 
horses. He was then transferred to Camp Fremont, 
Palo Alto, California, and placed in command of the 
Remount Depot. 

He sailed for England on October 18, 191 8, and was 
appointed Aide-de-Camp to Major General John Biddle, 
in London. He was later appointed athletic representa- 
tive of Major General Biddle and attended the general 
meeting of athletic representatives of the A. E. F. in 
France. 

He accompanied Major General Biddle on tours of 
inspection through Great Britain and Ireland. While on 
this duty he contracted a serious illness and died in Lon- 
don, February 12, 1919. He was buried in Brookwood 
Cemetery, near Aldershot, England, and was later re- 
interred in St. Thomas' Churchyard, Whitemarsh, Penn- 
sylvania. 



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MORTON JACKSON HENRY 

Born August 23, i86g, in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 

Son 0/ Morton P. and Annie McKee Henry 

Harvard, i8q2 

On Active Service May 21, i8g8 to July 17, igio 

Latest Rank : Colonel, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Morton J. Henry saw service first in the Santiago 
campaign, 1898, as Captain, Commissary Department, 
U. S. Volunteers. He was wounded on July 1, 1898. In 
the Philippines campaign of 1 899-1 901, he served as 
Major, 32d Infantry, U. S. Volunteers. On February 2, 
1 90 1, he was commissioned Captain and Commissary, 
Regular Army, and was promoted to be a major in 1912. 

He was promoted to the temporary rank of Lieu- 
tenant Colonel, Quartermaster Corps, on December 5, 
191 7, and was confirmed in that rank in the regular 
establishment on February 25, 1918. He was promoted 
to be a Colonel (temporary), Quartermaster Corps, on 
August 14, 19 1 8. 

He served in France from July, 191 7, until September, 
1 9 19, stationed successively at Chaumont, Tours, and 
Paris. He was assistant to the Chief Quartermaster, 
A. E. F., then Chief Inspector, Quartermaster Corps, 
and finally Chief Purchasing Officer, Quartermaster 
Corps. He returned to the United States on October 4, 
1919, and was retired because of physical disability inci- 
dent to service, on July 17, 1920, with the rank of Colonel. 

He was decorated Officier, Legion d'Honneur; Com- 
mandeur, Ordre de Leopold II (Belgium), and received the 
Ordre I'Aigle Blanc 4 ferae Classe, Serbes, Croates et Slovens. 




Duncan Gibert Harris 



Morton Jackson Henry 




Alexander Iselin Henderson 



Thomas Hitchcock 



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PETER COOPER HEWITT 

Born March 5, 1861, in New York City- 
Son of Abram Stevens and Sarah Amelia Cooper Hewitt 
Columbia, Honorary Sc. D., 1Q03 ; Rutgers, Honorary Sc. D., igi6 

Peter Cooper Hewitt was appointed Vice-Chairman, 
Naval Consulting Board, on September 19, 191 6, and 
served as such until March 9, 19 18. 



THOMAS HITCHCOCK 

Born November 12, i860, in New York City 

Son oj Thomas and Marie Louise Center Hitchcock 

Oxford, 1884 

On Active Service August 14, IQ17 to December 26, iqi8 

Latest Rank: Major, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Thomas Hitchcock was commissioned Captain, Avia- 
tion Section, Signal Corps, on August 6, 19 17, and was 
placed on active duty on August 14. He was then made 
Commanding Officer, 15th Aero Squadron, Hazelhurst 
Field, and subsequently became Acting Commanding 
Officer, Hazelhurst Field. 

He was later transferred to Roosevelt Field, Long 
Island, New York, where he was appointed wing flight 
commander. He was made a reserve military aviator on 
October 16, 191 7, and was promoted to be a Major, Sig- 
nal Corps (Aviation Section), which later became Air 
Service, on February 19, 191 8. He was on duty at 
Roosevelt Field at the time of his discharge, December 
26, 1918. 



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ROBERT STOCKWELL REYNOLDS HITT 

Born June 7, 1876, in Paris, France 

Son of Robert Roberts and Sally Reynolds Hitt 

Yale, A. B., 1898; Harvard, LL. B., igoi 

R. S. Reynolds Hitt served for about a year, during 
1918, as Associate Director, Bureau of Military Relief, 
Potomac Division, American Red Cross. This bureau 
had charge of Red Cross activities in camps and em- 
barkation ports in Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, 
and the District of Columbia. 



WILLIAM FLOYD REYNOLDS HITT 

Born November 16, 1879, in Paris, France 

Son of Robert Roberts and Sally Reynolds Hitt 

Yale, A. B., 1901 

William Floyd Hitt was attached to the Office of 
Naval Intelligence, Washington, D. C, for special ser- 
vice from January 14 to November 1, 191 8. 



SHELDON ELIOT HOADLEY 

Born November 20, 1893, in New York City 

Son of Russell Hotchkiss and Mary Eliot Betts Hoadley 

Yale, A. B., igif 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to October 15, 1918 

Killed in action, October 13, 1918 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Sheldon Eliot Hoadley was a member of Troop C, 
Squadron A, New York National Guard, from 19 15 to 




SHELDON ELIOT HOADLEY 



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1 91 7, and served on the Mexican border in 191 6. At 
that time he took and passed examinations for a com- 
mission in the Regular Army. He was offered a com- 
mission as 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, but did not accept 
it. He attended the first Officers' Training Camp, 
Plattsburg, May 12 to August 15, 19 17. At the close 
of the encampment he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
Field Artillery, and assigned to the 305th Field Artil- 
lery, 77th Division, Camp Upton, New York, as an 
officer of Battery D. 

He sailed for France on the transport Von Steuben 
on April 26, 19 18, and upon arriving in France attended 
the French Artillery School of Fire, at Camp de Souge, 
near Bordeaux. He completed the course and served 
with his regiment in the Baccarat sector (Vosges) from 
July 14 to August 2, T 9i8. He was in action in the 
Oise-Aisne offensive, entering the line on the Vesle on 
August 13 and advancing to the Aisne, where the 77th 
Division was relieved by Italian troops on September 16. 

He then accompanied his regiment on its remarkable 
march to the line of attack in the Argonne, where it had 
its guns in position and ready for fire at the beginning of 
the Meuse- Argonne offensive, on September 26, 191 8. 
Lieutenant Hoadley's battery was at the extreme left of 
the 1 st Army sector during the advance through the Ar- 
gonne, and furnished artillery support for the capture of 
Grand Pre. 

On October 13, 191 8, while observing artillery fire on 
the road to an observation post in front of Grand Pre, 
Lieutenant Hoadley was killed. He was buried by the 
officers and men of his battery with full military honors 



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in the American cemetery near Binarville. In 19 19 his 
body was removed to the Argonne Cemetery, Romagne, 
France. 

He was one of a group of officers cited for gallantry in 
the general orders of the 305th Field Artillery, as follows: 

"I desire to record in the general orders of 
this regiment a tribute to the valorous and in- 
spiring conduct of the following officers : 

******** 
ist Lt. Sheldon E. Hoadley 



"On innumerable occasions on the Vesle, 
Aisne, and in the Argonne, these officers acted 
as liaison agents, G. P., and forward observers, 
forward gun commanders, and executive officers 
of their batteries. They never failed in their 
duties, and displayed under the most trying cir- 
cumstances the highest type of bravery. In 
the 2d Bn. O. P. at Chery-Chartreuve, with the 
infantry along the Vesle River, at Petit Mon- 
tagne, and at Depot des Machines, with their 
batteries in the Argonne during the early morn- 
ing of September 26th, 19 18, and with their for- 
ward guns from Grand Pre to the Meuse, their 
unfailing devotion to duty and disregard for 
their personal safety was a constant inspiration 
to their men, and repeatedly called forth the 
warmest praise and grateful commendation 
from the infantry with whom they served or 
whom they supported. 

"F. C. Doyle, 
"Col., 305th F. A." 



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JOHN KING HODGES 

Born February 26, 1891, in New York City 

Son of Amory G. and Alice Woodward Hodges 

Harvard, A. B., 191 4 

On Active Service June 5, 1918 to December 13, 1918 

Latest Rank : Chief Yeoman, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

John King Hodges enlisted in the American Red Cross 
on May 15, 191 7, and was appointed assistant to the 
secretary of the acting chairman, at Washington, D. C. 
In August, 191 8, he was appointed Associate Director of 
Motion Pictures, with headquarters in New York City. 

He resigned from the American Red Cross on Decem- 
ber 1, 191 7, and enlisted in the U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force as second-class seaman, May 3, 191 8. He was 
ordered on the same date to the office of Aide for In- 
formation, 2d Naval District, and remained in that office 
throughout his service. He was promoted to be Chief 
Yeoman, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, with special duties, 
on July 1, 191 8, and was placed on the inactive list on 
December 13, 191 8. 

ALBERT LINCOLN HOFFMAN 

Born September 7, 1887, in Lenox, Massachusetts 

Son of Francis Burrall and Lucy Evelyn Sbattuck Hoffman 

Harvard, A. B., 1909 

On Active Service January, 1918 to March 1, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Albert L. Hoffman was a member of Squadron A, New 
York National Guard, during 1909 and 1910. On June 



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i, 191 7, he was appointed a member of the American 
Red Cross Commission to Europe and served in that 
capacity until October 9, 191 7. He was then commis- 
sioned 1st Lieutenant, Signal Reserve Corps. 

In January, 19 18, he was placed on active duty in 
the War College Division, General Staff, Washington, 
D. C. In March, 191 8, he was assigned to the Military 
Intelligence Division, General Staff, and continued on 
that duty until he was discharged on March 1, 1919. 

He was commissioned Captain, Military Intelligence 
Division, on October 9, 191 8, and was also decorated 
Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur. 



FRANCIS BURRALL HOFFMAN, Jr. 

Born March 6, 1882, in New Orleans, Louisiana 

Son 0/ Francis Burrall and Lucy Evelyn Shattuck Hoffman 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q03 

On Active Service May 14, igiy to February 7, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A. 

Francis Burrall Hoffman, Jr., attended the first Of- 
ficers' Training Camp at Madison Barracks and Camp 
American University, and was commissioned 1st Lieu- 
tenant, Engineers, on August 15, 191 7. He went over- 
seas early in October and was assigned to the Camouflage 
Section, 40th Engineers. He was sent to the British 
front for instruction for a brief period and later made a 
tour of the French front from Verdun to the Swiss border. 
In the middle of February, 191 8, he was assigned to 
the 42d Division as camouflage officer and remained 



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with that division in the Baccarat sector (Vosges) until 
the latter part of June. He then accompanied it to the 
Champagne front, where it took part in General Gour- 
aud's "elastic defense" of July 17 and 18. 

During the offensive beyond Chateau-Thierry, in which 
the 42d Division took part, beginning July 25, Captain 
Hoffman was attached to the 67th Field Artillery Brigade. 
For two weeks at the end of August he was attached to 
the 28th Division on the Vesle River. 

Early in September, 191 8, he was appointed camouflage 
officer of the 5th Army Corps, and in that capacity took 
part in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives. 
Soon after November 1 he was transferred to the 1st 
Army as assistant camouflage officer. 

After the signing of the armistice he conducted some 
experiments in camouflage work and helped prepare a 
manual on the subject. 



MURRAY HOFFMAN 

Born May 15, i8gi, in Paris, France 
Son 0/ Francis Burrall and Lucy Evelyn Shattuck Hoffman 

Harvard, A. B., 1912 

On Active Service September 5, 1917 to December 24, 1918 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A. 

In June, 191 7, Murray Hoffman took the civilian ex- 
amination at Fort Totten, New York, for a commission 
in the regular army. Pending the receipt of his commis- 
sion, he went as a volunteer with the first draft to Camp 



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Upton, New York, where he served in the Headquarters 
Troop and the Military Police, 77th Division. 

He received his commission as 2d Lieutenant, Coast 
Artillery Corps, on October 20, and on November 1 re- 
ported to Fortress Monroe, Virginia, for four months' in- 
struction in heavy artillery. Following that he was as- 
signed to Fort Terry, New York, where he was in the 
hospital for two months with scarlet fever. 

In July, 1 91 8, he was promoted to 1st Lieutenant, Coast 
Artillery Corps, and was placed in command of the 12th 
Company and a battery of twelve-inch mortars. On 
September 5 he received orders for overseas service. 
These orders were cancelled, however, and he was as- 
signed to Fort Totten and placed in charge of a school 
for non-commissioned officers. He remained on that 
duty until his resignation on December 24, 191 8. 



WILLIAM WICKHAM HOFFMAN 

Born December 25, 1880, in New York City- 
Son of Francis Burrall and Lucy Evelyn Shattuck Hoffman 
Harvard, A. B., 1902; A. M., 1903; LL. B. t 190s 
On Active Service August, 1917 to October, 1919 
Latest Rank: Major, Air Service, U. S. A. 

William Wickham Hoffman was commissioned Cap- 
tain, Air Service, in August, 191 7, and was attached to 
G. H. Q., A. E. F., until April, 191 8. Then, for one 
month, he was attached to the 4th French Army on 
corps aerial observation duty, on the Champagne front. 
He was then ordered to report to the training section at 




Murray Hoffman 



William Wickham Hoffman 




Albert Lincoln Hoffman 



John Knapp HoIIins 



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Washington, D. C, and was torpedoed during the voy- 
age. From June to September, 191 8, he was in the Air 
Service Headquarters in Washington, D. G, and then 
returned to France. 

From January to September, 191 9, he was Military 
Attache to the American Embassy, Belgium, and was 
attached as aide to the King of the Belgians during his 
visit to the United States. He received the following dec- 
orations: Croix de Guerre (French); Croix de Guerre 
(Belgian); Officer of the Crown (Belgian). He was pro- 
moted, in September, 1918, to be a Major, Air Service. 



JOHN KNAPP HOLLINS 

Born June 4, 1886, in I slip, New York 

Son of Harry Bowly and Evalina Knapp Hollins 

Harvard, A. B., igio 

On Active Service May 15, 1917 to February 19, 1919 

Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

John K. Hollins was a member of the 1st Motor Bat- 
tery, New York National Guard, prior to the entrance 
of the United States into the World War. In May, 
19 1 7, he attended the first Officers' Training Camp, Madi- 
son Barracks, New York, but was not commissioned. 

At the close of the encampment he enlisted in the 
navy, August 19, 191 7. He was attached to the Block 
Island Patrol and was an aide to the Commander, B-i 
Section, until May, 19 18. He then attended a naval 
training-school and, on October 12, 191 8, was commis- 



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sioned Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force. He was 
placed in command of Submarine Chaser No. 229, and 
held that command until placed on inactive duty, Feb- 
ruary 19, 1 91 9. 



GERARD BEEKMAN HOPPIN 

Born December 2, 1869, in New York City- 
Son oj William Warner and Katherine Beekman Hoppin 
Yale, A. B., 1891 
On Active Service August 23, 1917 to February, 1919 
Latest Rank : Major, Adjutant General's Department, U. S. A. 

Gerard B. Hoppin saw service in the Spanish-American 
War as 2d Lieutenant, 5th Infantry, from July to No- 
vember, 1898. 

From August to November, 191 7, he attended the 
second Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, from which 
he was commissioned Captain, Infantry. On February 
12, 19 1 8, he was assigned to the 23d Infantry, 2d Division, 
commanding Company C. With this organization he 
was in action in the Chateau-Thierry sector from May 
30 to June 29, 191 7. He arrived in the St. Mihiel Sec- 
tor on September 9 and took part in the St. Mihiel of- 
fensive from September 16 to 18. At about that time he 
received his majority, and was made Assistant Adjutant, 
2d Division, serving in that capacity during the opera- 
tions at Blanc Mont Ridge and during the advance in 
Champagne. 

Major Hoppin was cited in the general orders of the 
2d Division. 




Gerard Beekman Hoppin 



Lydig Hoyt 




Samuel Shaw Howland Robert Palmer Huntington 



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SAMUEL SHAW HOWLAND 

Born August 28, 184Q, in New Hamburgh, New York 

Son 0/ Gardiner Green and Louisa Meredith Howland 

Columbia, School of Mines, 187Q 

During the World War, Samuel S. Howland acted as 
special commissioner for the Commission for Relief of 
Belgium and Northern France. His duties included the 
repatriation of civilians expelled from the occupied prov- 
inces by the Germans and sent into France by way of 
Switzerland. His headquarters was at Evian Ies Bains, 
Savoy. His service terminated with the signing of the 
armistice. 



LYDIG HOYT 

Born December 27, 1883, in New York City 
Son 0/ Gerald Livingston and Mary Appleton Hoyt 

Yale, A. B., 1906 

On Active Service May 10, 1917 to March 13, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Lydig Hoyt was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Field 
Artillery, at the close of the first Officers' Training 
Camp at Plattsburg, August 15, 19 17, and was assigned 
to the 305th Field Artillery, 77th Division, Camp Up- 
ton, New York. He was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant 
on January 1, 19 18, and sailed for France with his or- 
ganization on May 10. 

While his regiment was in training at Camp de Souge, 



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near Bordeaux, he was detailed for training as a balloon 
observer for two weeks. He was then ordered to the 
headquarters of the ioth French Region at Orleans, 
as a liaison officer on the staff of the commanding 
general. 

On July 1 8, 191 8, he was transferred to the staff of the 
38th French Army Corps, at Vieils Maisons, near Cha- 
teau-Thierry. He served with that corps and with the 
1 st and 3d American Army Corps throughout the second 
battle of the Marne. On August 20 he was transferred 
to Headquarters, 1st American Army, for staff duty 
with G — 3 (Operations). On the 4th of November he 
was transferred to the headquarters of the Group of 
Armies of the East (French), but did not report there, 
owing to the signing of the armistice. 

From December, 191 8, until he left for the United 
States in February, 191 9, he served as an attache to 
the Peace Conference at Paris. 



HOLLIS HORATIO HUNNEWELL 

Born February 10, 1868, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son oj Hollis and Louisa Bronson Hunnewell 

Harvard, A. B., i8qo 

Hollis H. Hunnewell served in the Office of Naval In- 
telligence, New York City, from July, 19 17, to Novem- 
ber, 1918, detailed to investigations of all kinds. 



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ROBERT PALMER HUNTINGTON 

Born January 15, 1869, in Louisville, Kentucky- 
Son of Robert Palmer and Alice Ford Huntington 
Yale, A. B., 1891 
On Active Service October 9, 1917 to December 12, 1918 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Robert P. Huntington entered the armed service on 
October 9, 191 7, as Lieutenant, junior grade, U. S. Naval 
Reserve Force. He was assigned, on October 15, 191 7, to 
the u. s. s. Madawaska, of the cruiser and transport 
force, and was appointed junior watch officer. On 
February 18, 191 8, he was promoted to be a Lieutenant, 
U. S. Naval Reserve Force, and was appointed watch 
and division officer, u. s. s. Madawaska. In March, 
1 91 8, he was promoted to be senior watch and division 
officer, and on October 23, 191 8, was promoted to be a 
Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve Force. 

Upon the signing of the armistice he was detached from 
the Madawaska and served on the staff of the Port Con- 
voy Officer, Admiral Guy Burrage, until placed on the 
inactive list, December 12, 19 18. 



EFFINGHAM TOWNSEND IRVIN 

Born May 2, 1875, * n New York City 

Son of Samuel and Sarab Emilie Townsend Irvin 

Harvard, B. S., 1898 

On Active Service March 12, 1918 to January 2, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Corps 

E. Townsend Irvin was commissioned Lieutenant, U. S. 
Naval Reserve Force, on March 12, 191 8, and served 



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throughout the war in the office of Naval Intelligence, 
New York City. He was placed on inactive duty on 
January 2, 191 9. 



CHARLES OLIVER ISELIN, Jr. 

Born August 25, i88g, in Newport, Rhode Island 

Son of Charles Oliver and Fannie Garner Iselin 

Harvard, 1915 

On Active Service May 14, 1917 to February, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

C. Oliver Iselin, Jr., attended the first Officers' Train- 
ing Camp at Fort Myer, Virginia, from which he was 
commissioned Captain, Infantry, on August 15, 191 7. 
He was then detailed to the School of Trench Warfare at 
Cambridge, Massachusetts, and completed the course on 
September 25 as a member of the " Iron Battalion." 

He was assigned to the 154th Depot Brigade at Camp 
Meade, Maryland, and served with that organization 
throughout the war. 



JOHN HENRY ISELIN 

Born September 10, 1874, in New York City 

Son 0/ John Henry and Mary Pbilipse Gouverneur Iselin 

Harvard, A. B., 1896 

John H. Iselin served as a member of Local Board No. 
164, New York City, under the selective service law, 
from June, 191 7, to September, 19 18. 




Charles Oliver Iselin, Jr. 



O'Donnell Iselin 




William O'Donnell Iselin 



Oliver Iselin 



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Class, U. S. Naval Reserve Force. For five months he 
served on Scout Patrol No. 56, at Newport and Block 
Island. 

He was commissioned Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force, on September 13, 191 7. He then spent four 
months of study at Annapolis, Maryland, as a member of 
the reserve officers' class. He sailed overseas in February, 
19 1 8, and served for eleven months with the destroyer 
force at Queenstown, England, and Brest, France, on 
board the U. S. S. Tucker as navigating officer. He was 
credited with the sinking of one submarine and was 
mentioned in the Secretary of the Navy's report. 

He was commissioned Lieutenant, junior grade, U. S. 
Navy, on July 1, 191 8, and was placed on inactive duty 
as Lieutenant, junior grade (T), U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force, on February 11, 1919. 



WILLIAM O'DONNELL ISELIN 

Born February 27, 1883, in New York City- 
Son oj William E. and Alice Rogers Jones Iselin 

Harvard, S. B., 1905 

On Active Service April 6, 1917 to February, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

William O'Donnell Iselin took part in the Civilian 
Naval Training Cruise in the summer of 191 6. He was 
commissioned Lieutenant, junior grade, U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force, on April 6, 19 17, and was made Captain, 
Scout Patrol No. 1, operating on the Newport PatroL 
He was in charge of various scout patrol boats and was 



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then made Captain, u. s. s. Kestrel II, and was shifted 
to the New London Naval Base, Connecticut. 

He was promoted to be Division Commander, Scout 
Patrol, in September, 191 7, and was made Ordnance 
and Intelligence Officer, New London Base, Connecti- 
cut, in October. In November, 191 7, he was transferred 
to the u. s. s. Michigan, and in December, 191 7, was de- 
tailed to Newport News, Virginia, for special training. 
In January, 191 8, he was appointed Assistant Navigator, 
u. s. s. Michigan, and was placed in charge of the fire 
control. 

In April, 1918, he was transferred to the u. s. s. Aroos- 
took, Boston Navy Yard, as division officer. He sailed in 
May, 1 91 8, for Invergordon, Scotland, to operate with 
the mine laying force stationed there. Until the sign- 
ing of the armistice he assisted in laying the North Sea 
mine barrage. In February, 1919, as full officer of the 
deck, he was placed on inactive duty. 



DeLANCEY KANE JAY 

Born May 13, 1881, in Vevey, Switzerland 

Son of Augustus and Emily Astor Kane Jay 

Harvard, A. B., 1903 ; A. M., 1Q04 

On Active Service May 7, IQ17 to January 3, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

DeLancey K. Jay attended the 1915 Plattsburg Camp 
as a private in Company F, 1st Training Regiment, and 
the 191 6 camp as 1st Sergeant, and later 2d Lieutenant, 
Company C, 6th Training Regiment. He was commis- 



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sioned Captain, Infantry Section, Officers' Reserve Corps 
on November 28, 191 6, and was ordered to active duty on 
May 7, 191 7, at the first Officers' Training Camp at 
Plattsburg. He was assigned to Company 3, 2d Pro- 
visional Training Regiment, but was sick in hospital 
from May 15 to July 7. At the close of the encampment 
he was promoted to be a Major, Infantry, and assigned 
to the 77th Division, Camp Upton, New York. 

During September, October, and November, 191 7, he 
commanded various battalions of the i52d Depot Bri- 
gade at Camp Upton, and was then transferred to com- 
mand the 2d Battalion, 307th Infantry, 77th Division. 
He sailed for France with the advance party of the 77th 
Division on March 22, 191 8, and resumed command of 
his battalion upon its arrival for training with the Brit- 
ish behind St. Omer (Pas de Calais). 

From June to the early part of August he commanded 
his battalion in the Baccarat sector (Vosges), where 
it took over part of the front line from the French. 
He then proceeded to the Vesle River, where the 77th 
Division relieved the 4th Division in the Oise-Aisne of- 
fensive. 

On August 27, while directing an attack on the Chateau 
du Diable, near Fismes, he was severely wounded in the 
arm by a machine-gun bullet. He was evacuated the 
next day and, after an operation, was sent to Red Cross 
Hospital No. 3, Paris. While technically a patient at 
this hospital, he was attached to G — 4, G. H. Q., and 
was sent as liaison officer to the headquarters of the 
allied armies, where he served from November 1 to 14. 
He was then ordered home for medical treatment. 




John Henrv Iselin 



DeLancey Kane Jay 




HoIIis Horatio Hunnewell 



Arthur Russell Jones 



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Major Jay was cited in the general orders of the 77th 
Division and was twice cited by the Commander-in- 
Chief. 



PETER AUGUSTUS JAY 

Born August 23, 1877, in Newport, Rhode Island 
Son of Augustus and Emily Astor Kane Jay- 
Harvard, A. B., 1 goo 

Peter Augustus Jay entered the diplomatic service in 
1902. Upon the entrance of the United States into the 
World War an order was issued from the State Depart- 
ment forbidding commissioned officers of the diplomatic 
service to resign for the purpose of accepting commis- 
sions in the armed forces. He was, at that time, stationed 
at the American Embassy, Rome, as counsellor of em- 
bassy. He continued as such throughout the duration 
of the war, and acted at times as charge d'affaires of 
the United States. 



AYMAR JOHNSON 

Born June 5, 1884, in New York City 

Son oj Bradish and Aimee Gaillard Johnson 

Harvard, S. B., iqo$ 

On Active Service April, 1Q17 to January, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Prior to the entry of the United States into the World 
War, Aymar Johnson enlisted as an ordinary seaman in 
the 2d Naval Battalion, U. S. Naval Reserve Force. In 



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the latter part of March, 1917, he was commissioned 
Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, and was placed on 
active duty in April, 191 7, on the u. s. s. Munsomo. 
The Munsomo was a lumber ship and was convoyed to 
France together with twenty-two other ships, with the 
u. s. s. New Orleans as the mother ship of the convoy. 
Ensign Johnson had charge of the armed crew. The 
convoy had an encounter with one submarine before 
reaching St. Nazaire, France. 

Upon his return to Norfolk, Virginia, Ensign Johnson 
was transferred to the u. s. s. Olympic. After a week's 
duty on that ship, he was sent to the Naval Hospital, 
Brooklyn, New York, suffering from an abscess. He 
remained in the hospital for six weeks and then reported 
in Washington, D. C, for duty in naval aviation at the 
Naval Air Station, Bayshore, New York. He was pro- 
moted to be a Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, in 
January, 191 8. 

After three months' service at Bayshore he was or- 
dered to report to Naval Headquarters, Paris. From 
there he was sent to L'Abervrach, France, where he was 
executive officer at the naval air station. He remained 
there until after the signing of the armistice. He re- 
turned to the United States from Brest on the u. s. s. 
Agamemnon, December 27, 1918, and was placed on the 
inactive list soon after arriving in this country. 




ARTHUR MASON JONES 



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BRADISH GAILLARD JOHNSON 

Born September 18, 1878, in New York City- 
Son of Bradisb and Aimee Gaillard Johnson 
On Active Service November 6, igi8 to December 3, 1918 
Latest Rank : 2d Lieutenant, Motor Transport Corps, U. S. A. 

Bradish G. Johnson attended the August, 191 5, Platts- 
burg camp and the Junior Civilian Training Camp at 
Fort Terry, New York, from July 5 to August 6, 191 6, as 
instructor. 

During the winter of 1917-1918 he served as 1st Lieu- 
tenant, 22d Engineers, New York National Guard. He 
later attended Camp Joseph E. Johnston at Jackson- 
ville, Florida, from which he received a commission as 
2d Lieutenant, Motor Transport Corps, just prior to the 
signing of the armistice. 



ARTHUR MASON JONES 

Born November 20, 1886, in New York City- 
Son oj Arthur Mason and Cornelia Waldo Jones 
Harvard, A. B., igog 
On Active Service May 12, 1917 to December 6, 1917 
Died, from injury received in line oj duty, December 6, 1917 
Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Arthur Mason Jones entered the diplomatic service 
in 19 1 2 as secretary of legation, Nicaragua. He re- 
mained there for eighteen months and during the lat- 
ter part of the time was charge d'affaires. In 19 14 he 
was transferred to Russia as second secretary, Ameri- 



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can Embassy, Petrograd. In the spring of 1915 he went 
to France and served with the French Red Cross for 
nearly eight months as ambulance driver. 

He attended the Plattsburg camp of 1916 and the 
first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, May 12 to 
August 15, 1 91 7. He was then made a sergeant, Field 
Artillery at Fort Meyer, Virginia. 

He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, on 
November 7, 191 7, and was detailed to the War College, 
Washington, D. C. While in the line of duty, he was 
thrown from his horse, sustaining injuries which caused 
his death, in Washington, on December 6, 19 17. 



ARTHUR RUSSELL JONES 

Born July g, 1886, in Newport, Rhode Island 
Son of William Strother and Mary Grace Russell Jones 

Harvard, A. B., igog 
On Active Service August 22, igiy to December 25, igi8 

Latest Rank : Captain, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Arthur Russell Jones was commissioned Captain, 
Infantry, at the close of the second Officers' Training 
Camp at Plattsburg, November 22, 191 7. He was im- 
mediately transferred to the Air Service and was or- 
dered to Post Field, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, where he 
was assistant executive officer. He later attended the 
School of Military Aeronautics (Ground School) at Aus- 
tin, Texas. 

He sailed for France on April 4, 191 8, and was attached 
to the French General Commission in Paris for six weeks 
as liaison officer. He was then attached, in the same 



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capacity, to British general headquarters. On August 
27 he was transferred to the 59th British Squadron, 
Royal Air Force, where he completed his training and 
received a pilot's license. He acted as a ferry pilot until 
his return to the United States in December, 191 8. 



PEMBROKE JONES, Jr. 

Born October 27, i8gi, in Wilmington, North Carolina 

Son of Pembroke and Sara Wharton Green Jones 

Harvard, IQ13 

On Active Service January, igi8 to January 11, igig 

Latest Rank : Seaman, 1st Class, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Pembroke Jones, Jr., enlisted in the U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force in January, 19 18, as seaman, 2d class, and 
was promoted to be a seaman, 1st class, November 30, 
1918. 

During his entire service he was on duty in the Bureau 
of Supplies and Accounts, Washington, D. C, in charge 
of filing papers, etc. He was placed on the inactive list 
on January 10, 19 19. 



JOHN KEAN 

Born November 22, 1888, in New York City 

Son of Hamilton Fisb and Katharine Taylor Winthrop Kean 

Harvard, A. B., ign ; LL. B. t igi? 

On Active Service May 8, igi7 to June 25, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

John Kean received his preliminary military training in 
Battery A, 1st Battalion, Field Artillery, Massachusetts 



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Volunteer Militia, from November, 1908, to November, 
191 3, serving successively as private, corporal, and ser- 
geant. From March, 19 14, to March, 191 7, he served as 
private, corporal, and sergeant in Troop C, 1st Squadron, 
Cavalry, New Jersey National Guard. He also attended 
the 1 9 15 Plattsburg camp and was commissioned 2d 
Lieutenant, Cavalry Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, on 
December 14, 19 16. 

He was ordered to active duty on May 8, 19 17, at the 
first Officers' Training Camp at Fort Myer, Virginia. 
Upon completion of the course he was commissioned 
Captain, Cavalry, and was assigned to the 80th Division. 
He served with that division throughout the war, first 
with the 313th Machine Gun Battalion, then with the 
Headquarters Troop, and later with the 315th Machine 
Gun Battalion. On December 8, 191 7, his commission 
was transferred to the Field Artillery. 

He went overseas with the 80th Division on May 26, 
191 8, and served first with the British near Arras. In 
the Meuse-Argonne offensive he was in action from the 
initial attack near Bethincourt, September 26, until Oc- 
tober 4, when he was evacuated, wounded, near Nantil- 
Iois. 

He was returned to the United States and discharged 
in June, 191 9, to be recommissioned Captain, Infantry 
Section, Officers' Reserve Corps. 




Bradish Gaillard Johnson 



Aymar Johnson 




John Kean 



Robert Winthrop Kean 



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ROBERT WINTHROP KEAN 

Born September 28, 18Q3, in New York City- 
Son of Hamilton Fisb and Katharine Taylor Wintbrop Kean 
Harvard, A. B., iqi$ 
On Active Service May 12, 1Q17 to April 22, igig 
Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Robert Winthrop Kean served first in Battery A, 
Massachusetts National Guard, from 191 1 to 1914; then 
in Squadron A, New York National Guard, with which 
he saw service on the Mexican border. He attended the 
first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, 191 7, from 
which he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Field Ar- 
tillery, August 15, 1 91 7, and assigned to the 15th Field 
Artillery, 2d Division. He sailed for France on Sep- 
tember 8. 

He was with the 2d Division in the front line from 
March to September, 191 8, taking part in the Chateau- 
Thierry defensive and the counter-offensive of July 18, 
1 91 8. He was also in action in the St. Mihiel offensive, 
and on September 12 was promoted to be a 1st Lieuten- 
ant, Field Artillery. 

He attended the Army Intelligence School at Langres 
and was an instructor there from November, 1918, to 
January, 1919. He was then transferred to G — 2 (In- 
telligence), Army of Occupation, and was stationed at 
Treves, Germany, from January until March, when he 
returned to Paris as Assistant Military Attache at the 
American Embassy until May, 191 9. 



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Lieutenant Kean received the Distinguished Service 
Cross for action near Vierzy on July 18, 191 8, and was 
cited in the general orders of the 2d Division. 



MORRIS WOODRUFF KELLOGG 

Born January 16, 1873, in Elizabeth, New Jersey 

Son of James Crane and Elizabeth Woodruff Kellogg 

Stevens, B. S., 18Q4 

Morris W. Kellogg enlisted as a private in Squadron 
A, New York National Guard, November 21, 1899. He 
was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, New 
York National Guard, August 22, 1904. He was pro- 
moted to be a 1 st Lieutenant on February 6, 1906, and to 
be a Captain on October 1, 1907. He received his dis- 
charge on June 3, 1909. 

In February, 191 8, he entered the government service 
in a civilian capacity as a " dollar-a-y ear man." He 
was appointed Director of Production, Equipment Di- 
vision, Signal Corps, in charge of airplane production. 
In June, 19 18, he was transferred to the Bureau of Air- 
craft Production as 2d Assistant Director, and about 
July, 1 91 8, was promoted to be Assistant Director. 

Throughout his service he was stationed at Washing- 
ton, D. C. He resigned in December, 191 8. 



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ARTHUR TRYON KEMP 

Born June 22, 187 1, in New York City- 
Son of George and Juliet A. Try on Kemp 
Yale, B. S., 1894 (S) 

Arthur T. Kemp helped Mr. Richard Norton organize 
the American Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps in 
London in September, 19 14. He was ordered to France 
with that organization on October 19, 19 14, and served 
under the British Red Cross, attached to the 21st In- 
fantry Division, nth French Army Corps. He served 
in the Somme, Champagne, and Verdun, and on the 
Aisne. 

In January, 1916, the American Volunteer Ambulance 
Corps joined forces with the Harjes Ambulance, forming 
the original American Red Cross sections in France, the 
Norton-Harjes Ambulance. The American Volunteer 
Motor Ambulance Corps, which was the first American 
volunteer ambulance corps to serve in France, was later 
known as Section Sanitaire Americaine, No. 7. This 
section alone carried more than seventy-two thousand 
French wounded. On October 19, 191 7, the thirteen 
sections of motor ambulance corps which had been op- 
erated by the American Red Cross were taken over by 
the U. S. Army Ambulance Service, attached to the 
French Army. 

During 1916 and 191 7 Arthur T. Kemp served as ad- 
ministrator and director of internal service of the Amer- 
ican Red Cross in France. He was cited for his ambulance 



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work in the orders of the nth French Army Corps, and 
received the Croix de Guerre. He also received the 
Mons Star (British) for serving with the British forces 
before midnight of November 23, 19 14. 

He was decorated Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur, and 
received the British war medal and the victory medal 
(French). 



WHITNEY KERNOCHAN 

Born December 2g, 1884, in New York City 

Son of Joseph Frederic and Mary Stuart Whitney Kernocban 

Yale, A. B., 1Q07 

On Active Service May, 1917 to June, igig 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Whitney Kernochan was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
Infantry, in May, 191 7, and was assigned to the 15th 
Infantry, New York National Guard (colored). With 
this organization he went overseas in December, 191 7. 
Until March the regiment did labor and construction 
work at a French base port. The designation of the regi- 
ment was then changed to the 369th Infantry, 93d Di- 
vision, and it was attached to the 4th French Army, un- 
der General Gouraud, serving i'n the Champagne sector 
until the signing of the armistice. 

Lieutenant Kernochan took part in the defensive of 
July 15 and in the counter-offensive which followed. 
During these operations he commanded Company L, 
369th Infantry. Owing to sickness he was not in the 
final offensive, which began in September and in which 
his regiment played a conspicuous role. After the 




Morris Woodruff Kel 



Arthur Tryon Kemp 




Whitney Kernochan 



Arthur Ambrose Kingsland 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 195 

signing of the armistice he participated in the entry into 
Alsace, the 369th Infantry forming part of the French 
Army of Occupation. 

When his regiment returned to the United States in 
December, 191 8, Lieutenant Kernochan was transferred 
to the Provost Marshal General's Department, A. E. F., 
in which he served in various capacities until his dis- 
charge, in France, in June, 19 19. 



FREDERIC RHINELANDER KING 

Born April 13, 1887, in New York City- 
Son oj LeRoy and Ethel Rbinelander King 
Harvard, A. B., iqo8 
On Active Service December 8, IQ17 to May 9, iqiq 
Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Frederic R. King attended the Plattsburg camps of 
1 91 5 and 191 6. He was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
Infantry, on December 8, 19 17, and was attached to 
G — 2 (Intelligence), G. H. Q., A. E. F., stationed at the 
American Mission, Bureau Interallies (B. C. 1), Paris. 

On May 27, 191 8, he was sent to Bellegarde Ain as 
Intelligence Officer on the Swiss frontier. He remained 
there until after the signing of the armistice, in the mean- 
while receiving his promotion to be a 1st Lieutenant. On 
December 4 he returned to Paris, attached to the Amer- 
ican Commission to Negotiate Peace. 

On December 27 he left for Prague, Czecho-SIovakia, 
as a member of a mission under Professor A. C. Coolidge, 
representing the American Commission to Negotiate 



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Peace in the former Austrian Empire. He continued on 
that duty until the early part of May, when he returned 
to France to be discharged. 



HERBERT THORN KING 

Born July 10, 1870, in New York City- 
Son oj Edward and Emma Sophia Thorn King 
Harvard, 1892 

Herbert Thorn King attended the Plattsburg camp of 
1915. In May, 19 17, he enlisted as a private in the Home 
Defense Reserve. He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
Home Defense Reserve, on September 30, 1917, and re- 
ceived his discharge on February 8, 1919. 

He served as deputy food administrator for Orange 
County, New York, and was a member of the Orange 
County Home Defense Committee. 



LeROY king 

Born August 14, 1884, in Newport, Rhode Island 

Son oj LeRoy and Ethel Rhinelander King 

Harvard, A. B., 1906 

On Active Service May 10, 1917 to June 7, 1919 

Latest Rank : 2d Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

LeRoy King attended the Plattsburg camps of 19 15 and 
1916, and at the first Officers' Training Camp, May to 
August, 191 7, was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Field 
Artillery. 




Herbert Thorn King Van Rensselaer Choate Kim 




Irwin Boyle Laughlir 



deLancey Kountze 



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He sailed for France in October, 191 7, and was as- 
signed to the Military Intelligence Division, A. E. F. 
During November and December, 19 17, he was per- 
sonal military aide to Colonel House, during the Iatter's 
mission to France. In January, 191 8, he was assigned to 
the Interallied Intelligence Mission, and later attended 
the Field Intelligence School. 

In the St. Mihiel offensive he was assistant to G — 2 
(Intelligence), 9th Army Corps. In December, 1918, he 
was sent to Vienna as a member of the field mission un- 
der Professor A. C. Coolidge, representing the American 
Commission to Negotiate Peace in Austria. The next 
seven months, until his return to the United States for 
discharge, he spent in Jugo-SIavia, reporting on military 
and political events, and visiting Belgrade, Zagreb, 
Laibach, Sarajevo, Dalmatia, and Fiume. 



VAN RENSSELAER CHOATE KING 

Born November 21, 187Q, in New York City- 
Son of David H. and Mary Lyons King 
Harvard, A. B., igoi 
On Active Service June 1, igi7 to March 12, igig 
Latest Rank : Colonel, Transportation Corps, U. S. A. 

From July to September, 1916, Van Rensselaer C. King 
was the American Railway Association's representative 
at the Florida Mobilization Camp. He entered the armed 
service on June 1, 19 17, as Captain, Engineers (Railway 
Section). In September he was promoted to be a major 
and transferred to the Ordnance Department. He was 



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then sent to France and assigned to the Transportation 
Corps, A. E. F. 

He was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Ord- 
nance Department, on January 13, 191 8, and in March 
was appointed general superintendent of transportation of 
the A. E. F. In this capacity he handled all movements 
of freight and troops and established a car-record office 
and troop-movement bureau. He was promoted to be a 
Colonel, Transportation Corps, on November 12, 191 8. 

Soon after the signing of the armistice he was assigned 
to the Permanent International Armistice Commission 
at Spa, Belgium, as the representative of the Transpor- 
tation Corps of the A. E. F. 

In addition to a citation in the general orders, G. H. Q., 
A. E. F., Colonel King received the following decora- 
tions: British, Distinguished Service Order; French, 
Legion of Honor with rank of Officer; Belgium, Croix de 
Guerre and Order of Leopold with rank of Officer. These 
decorations were given for "meritorious service rendered 
the allied cause." 



ARTHUR AMBROSE KINGSLAND 

Born August 5, 18Q2, in London, England 

Son oj Walter Frederick and Elizabeth Caroline Godbee Kingsland 

Trinity College, Cambridge 

Arthur A. Kingsland was a member of Section 3, Amer- 
ican Volunteer Motor Ambulance Corps, serving in the 
Vosges Mountains from June to October, 1915. He then 
served with Section 5, Norton-Harjes Ambulance and 



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was in action on the Somme and at Verdun until May, 
1916. 

From June, 19 16, to June, 191 7, he served with the 
American Relief Clearing House, and from then until 
1 91 9 with the American Red Cross, in the Department 
of Civil Affairs, with the rank of 1st Lieutenant, Ameri- 
can Red Cross. He received the Medaille de la Recon- 
naissance Francaise, 3d Class. 

GARRETT BERGH KIP 

Born December 7, 1877, in New York City- 
Son oj William Bergb and Sarah Ann Spies Kip 
Yale, A. B., igoi 
On Active Service May 12, 1Q17 to December 5, igi8 
Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Garrett B. Kip was a member of Squadron A, New York 
National Guard, in 1902 and 1903. He attended the 
Plattsburg camp of 191 5 and the Junior Civilian Train- 
ing Camp at Fort Terry, Plum Island, New York, in 
1916, as instructor and acting 2d Lieutenant. At the 
close of the first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg 
in 191 7 he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Quarter- 
master Corps, and was assigned to duty at Camp Up- 
ton, New York. 

On November 1, 191 7, he was transferred to the Sup- 
plies Division, U. S. Army Transport Service, Port of 
Embarkation, Hoboken, New Jersey. He served there 
as the officer in charge of the purchase of coal, fuel-oil, 
and water for U. S. Army transports until the time of 
his discharge in December, 191 8. He was promoted to 
be a 1 st Lieutenant in May, 191 8. 



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WILLIAM THORN KISSEL 

Born December 29, 1885, in New York City- 
Son oj Gustav E. and Caroline Thorn Kissel 
Harvard, A.B., igo8 
On Active Service August, iqi8 to December, 1918 
Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

During the early part of the World War, W. Thorn 
Kissel served in the War Trade Intelligence Department. 
He resigned in August, 191 8, to enlist in the U. S. Naval 
Reserve Force. He entered the ground service of the 
U. S. Naval Aviation Service and attended the Officers' 
Naval Training Camp, Great Lakes, where he completed 
the course. He was unable to obtain flying papers as 
he entered the ground service with a waiver. Upon 
completing the officers' training course, he was offered a 
commission which he refused, as it was offered sub- 
sequent to the signing of the armistice. He was discharged 
in December, 191 8. 



de LANCEY KOUNTZE 

Born July 23, 1878, in New York City 
Son oj Luther and Annie Parsons Ward Kountze 

Yale, A. B., 1899 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to May 5, 1919 

Latest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, U. S. A. 

de Lancey Kountze received his preliminary military 
training in the New York National Guard from 1901 to 
1904, first as a 2d Lieutenant, then as a 1st Lieutenant. 



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He also attended the civilian training camps at Platts- 
burg and was an instructor at the First Federal Training 
Camp, Fort Terry, Plum Island, New York, in 1916. 

He attended the first Officers' Training Camp at Fort 
McPherson, Georgia, at the close of which he was com- 
missioned Major, Infantry, and assigned to the 82d 
Division at Camp Gordon, Georgia. He was appointed 
Adjutant, 163d Infantry Brigade, and continued in that 
capacity until the division arrived in France in April, 
191 8, being brigaded with the British. 

He then attended the Army General Staff College and 
upon graduation was assigned to G — 2 (Intelligence), 
General Staff. He went into Germany with the Army of 
Occupation, and on January 7, 1919, was ordered to 
Paris as the American member of the Interallied Mili- 
tary Commission on the Rhenish Provinces. 



REGINALD BISHOP LANIER 

Born November 12, 1888, in New York City 
Son of James F. D. and Harriet A. Bishop Lanier 

Harvard, A. B., igio 

On Active Service May 5, igiy to December 13, iqi8 

Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Reginald B. Lanier enlisted in the U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force on May 5, 191 7, at Newport, Rhode Island, as 
boatswain's mate, 1st class. For two months he was a 
member of the Naval Training Regiment and the Petty 
Officers' School at Newport. He then served aboard 
various patrol boats until early in September, 19 17, 



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when the u. s. s. Magnet, on which he was serving at 
the time, was put out of commission by a collision off 
Brenton's Reef. 

He was commissioned Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force, on September 18, 191 7, and from October 22 to 
November 2, 191 7, served at New London, Connecticut, 
in command of Patrol Boat Nightingale. On November 7 
he was transferred to the U. S. Battleship Minnesota at 
Fortress Monroe, Virginia. He served aboard the Min- 
nesota until April 15, 19 18, usually lying at Yorktown, 
Virginia, and taking short training cruises at various 
intervals. 

On April 18, 19 18, he was transferred to the u. s. s. 
North Carolina, and was engaged in convoy duty with 
transports between New York and the Bay of Biscay. 
During most of his service on the North Carolina he was 
in command of the six-inch gun in the after starboard 
casemate. 

He continued abroad the North Carolina until Decem- 
ber 13, 19 1 8, when he was placed on inactive duty. 



ADRIAN HOFFMAN LARKIN 

Born June 6, 1865, in Ossining, New York 

Son of Francis and Sarah E. Hobby Larkin 

Princeton, A. B., 1887 ; A. M., i8gi 

Adrian H. Larkin enlisted in the 29th Precinct Home 

Defense League, New York City, on May 1, 19 17, and 

served as sergeant from June 15, 19 17, to October, 191 8. 

He was general counsel and a member of the executive 




James Satterthwaite Larkin 



Reginald Bishop Lanier 




Townsend Lawrence 



John Griswold Livingston 



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committee of the National War Savings Committee for 
Greater New York from November 27, 191 7, to Decem- 
ber 31, 1918. From March 5, 191 8, to January 31, 1919, 
he was vice-chairman of the Committee of Greater New 
York for the purpose of securing co-operation of the clubs 
in the observation of the rules of the Food Administra- 
tion. 

He was chairman of the selective service board of 
instruction for Section D, Draft Board 159, New York 
City, from October 7, 19 18, to November 29, 191 8. He 
was a member of the Mayor's Committee on National 
Defense from August 5 to December 24, 191 8, and was 
also a member of the executive committee of the Special 
Committee on Building and Construction. 



JAMES SATTERTHWAITE LARKIN 

Born May 29, i8qi, in Nutley, New Jersey 

Son of Adrian H. and Katherine B. Sattertbivaite Larkin 

On Active Service May 10, 1917 to January 14, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

James S. Larkin was a member of Squadron A, New York 
National Guard, from September, 19 14, to January, 
I9 T 6, and was then transferred to the 1st Field Artil- 
Ie/y, New York National Guard, and commissioned 2d 
Lieutenant. He was resigned in January, 191 7, and at- 
tended the first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg 
from May to August, 191 7. At the close of the encamp- 
ment he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Field Artil- 
lery, and assigned to the 306th Field Artillery, 77th Di- 
vision, at Camp Upton, New York. 



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He sailed for France with the 306th Field Artillery in 
April, 1 91 8, and served with that organization until Sep- 
tember. He was in action first in the Baccarat sector 
(Vosges) and then in the Oise-Aisne offensive. 

He was ordered to the United States in September, 
191 8, and assigned to the 30th Field Artillery, 10th Di- 
vision, with the rank of captain. The signing of the 
armistice prevented this organization from fulfilling or- 
ders for overseas service. 



WILLIAM A. LARNED 

Born December 20, 1872, in Summit, New Jersey- 
Son of William Z. and Katberine P. Lamed 

Columbia, School of Mines, 189s 

On Active Service May, 1917 to June, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Air Service, U. S. A. 

William A. Larned received his preliminary military 
training as a private in the New Jersey National Guard, 
from which he resigned, after one and one-half years of 
service, to join the 1st Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Rid- 
ers). He served with that organization throughout the 
Spanish-American War. 

Soon after the entrance of the United States into the 
World War he was commissioned Captain, Signal Corps 
(Aviation Section), and was stationed at Washington, 
D. C, as head of the examining board for officers in the 
Air Service. 

He sailed for France in October, 191 7, and was sta- 
tioned for a short while in Paris. He was then sent to 



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England as Assistant Aviation Officer, Base Section No. 
3. He received successive promotions to Lieutenant 
Colonel, Air Service, in February, 1919, and was made 
Aviation Officer, Base Section No. 3. He continued on 
that duty until May, 19 19, when he returned to the 
United States for discharge. 



IRWIN BOYLE LAUGHLIN 

Born April 26, 1871, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 
Son of George McCully and Isabel Bowman McKennan Laugblin 
Yale, A. B., 1893 

Irwin B. Laughlin entered the diplomatic service in 
1903 as private secretary to the minister to Japan. 

He was appointed second secretary of the legation at 
Tokyo, 1905; secretary of the legation at Bangkok and 
consul general for Siam, 1 906-1907; second secretary of 
the legation at Peking, 1907; second secretary of the 
embassy at St. Petersburg, 1 907-1 908; secretary of the 
legation to Greece and Montenegro, 1 908-1 909; second 
secretary of the embassy at Paris, 1909; secretary of the 
embassy at Berlin, 1909-19 12. During October and 
November, 191 0, he was secretary of a special embassy 
to the Sultan of Turkey; and from June to October, 191 1, 
he was charge d'affaires at Berlin. 

From 19 1 2 to 19 16 he was secretary of the embassy at 
London, and from December 15, 19 12, to May 24, 19 13, 
was charge d'affaires at London. He was counsellor of 
the embassy at London from 191 6 to 19 19. He was the 
ranking officer, under the ambassador, at the embassy 



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at London at the outbreak of the World War. He served 
as charge d'affaires at the Embassy at London from 
July to October, 191 6, from May to August, 19 18, and 
from October to December, 191 8. On March 1, 19 19, 
he was granted a long leave of absence. 

TOWNSEND LAWRENCE 

Born July 6, 1871, in Flushing, New York 

Son of Walter Bowne and Annie Townsend Lawrence 

Harvard, A. B., 18Q4 

Townsend Lawrence enlisted in Squadron A, New York 
National Guard, on January 15, 1896. On May 2, 1898, 
he joined Troop A, New York Volunteer Cavalry, and 
on July 2, 1898, was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 2d 
U. S. Volunteer Engineers. He served as aide-de-camp 
to Brigadier General O. H. Ernst, commanding 1st 
Brigade, 1st Division, 1st Army Corps, in the Porto 
Rican campaign. He was stationed in Porto Rico from 
July 20 to October 17, 1898, and was present at engage- 
ments at Coamo and at Aibonito. On December 28, 
1898, he accompanied Brigadier General Ernst, Inspector 
General, Division of Cuba, as aide-de-camp. He was 
discharged on May 16, 1899, and received the following 
medals: Army of Occupation of Porto Rico, West Indian 
Campaign, Army of Occupation of Cuba. 

In the World War he served in the Home Defense 
League, Police Department, New York City, from April 
1, 19 1 7, to January 1, 1918. He held the rank of major, 
commanding the 17th Inspection District. From Febru- 
ary 28 to October 28, 19 18, he served as Captain, In- 






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spector General's Department, New York State Guard. 
From October 28, 191 8, until after the signing of the ar- 
mistice he was aide-de-camp to the Commanding Gen- 
eral, 1 st Brigade, New York State Guard. 



ALLEN LEDYARD LINDLEY 

Born September 14, 187Q, in Dobb's Ferry, New York 

Son oj Daniel Allen and Mary Grace Field Lindley 

Lehigh, IQ02 

On Active Service May 13, igiy to June, iqiq 

Latest Rank: Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Allen L. Lindley attended the 1916 Plattsburg camp 
and the first Officers ' Training Camp, Plattsburg, May 
to August, 191 7. At the close of the encampment, 
August 15, 191 7, he was commissioned Captain, Infantry, 
and was assigned to the 308th Infantry, 77th Division, 
Camp Upton, New York. 

He sailed for France with the 308th Infantry in April, 

191 8. He served first in the British training area be- 
hind St. Omer; then from June 19 to August 3, 19 18, 
in the Baccarat sector (Vosges). On August 14 he en- 
tered the Oise-Aisne offensive on the Vesle River where he 
was in action until September 16, 191 8. 

After the signing of the armistice he was in training 
with his organization near Chaumont until February, 

1919. He then accompanied his regiment to the Le 
Mans area where it prepared for return to the United 
States in April, 191 9. 

He was promoted to be a Major, Infantry, in February, 
1919. 



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PHILIP WALTON LIVERMORE 

Born October 15, 1882, in New York City 
Son oj Charles Frederick and Emma Reilly Livermore 

Harvard, A. B., IQ03 

On Active Service August 25, 1Q17 to April 26, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Major, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. 

Philip W. Livermore was a member of the 4th Training 
Battery at the second Officers' Training Camp, Platts- 
burg, 191 7. He was commissioned Captain, Ordnance 
Department, on November 27, 191 7, and was detailed 
to the Army War College, at Washington, D. C, for De- 
cember, 191 7, and the early part of January, 19 18. 

He then sailed for France and, on February 1, 191 8, 
was attached to the 29th British Division at Ypres as an 
observer for the Intelligence Section (G — 2). From 
February 16 to April 2 he attended the Army Staff Col- 
lege at Langres. He was then attached to the Liaison 
Service, A. E. F., organized to establish liaison with the 
French army. On August 15 he was appointed deputy 
chief liaison officer. 

He was in action near Fismes, and served with the 38th 
French Corps at the capture of Bouconville on Septem- 
ber 26. At the time of the signing of the armistice he was 
with the 6th French Army in Belgium. He was promoted 
to be a Major, Ordnance Department, on April 8, 19 19. 

Major Livermore was awarded the Distinguished Ser- 
vice Medal and was decorated Officier, Legion d'Honneur. 



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JOHN GRISWOLD LIVINGSTON 

Born September 26, 1872, in New York City- 
Son of Robert Cambridge and Maria Whitney Livingston 
On Active Service June 21, 1898 to March 26, 19 19 
(with intervals) 
Latest Rank : Major, Adjutant General's Department, U. S. A. 

John Griswold Livingston was a member of the Porto- 
Rican expedition in 1898, first as 1st Lieutenant and 
Regimental Quartermaster, then as Captain commanding 
Company H, 1st Engineers, U. S. Volunteers. 

During the Philippine insurrection he was Adjutant, 
47th Infantry, U. S. Volunteers. After eighteen months 
of action in pacifying the southern provinces of Luzon he 
was detailed to the civil government, April, 1901, and 
was appointed the first civil governor of the Province 
of Sosogon, Luzon, Philippine Islands. 

He received his commission in the Regular Army as 1st 
Lieutenant, Artillery Corps, in August, 1901. He re- 
turned to the United States in 1903 and while on active 
duty at Fort Baker, California, was injured and placed 
on the retired list, November 13, 1903. 

He was recalled to active duty from June 1 to Septem- 
ber 1, 1 91 6, during the Mexican border troubles as 
Quartermaster, Army Building, New York City. After 
a brief period on the retired list, he was recalled to active 
duty, July 26, 191 7. He was stationed at Governor's 
Island, New York, where he became adjutant general in 
1 91 8. He was in charge of organizing the U. S. Guards 



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and was responsible for guarding railroads, piers, ar- 
senals, and shipyards of the Eastern Department. 
He returned to the retired list on March 26, 191 9. 

GRISWOLD LORILLARD 

Born June 17, 1885, in New York City 
Son of Pierre and Caroline Jaffray Hamilton Lorillard 

Harvard, A. B., igo8 

On Active Service March 16, 1917 to January 12, 1919 

Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Griswold Lorillard was a member of the Volunteer 
Patrol Squadron in 191 6. On March 16, 19 17, he en- 
listed in the U. S. Naval Reserve Force at Brooklyn 
Navy Yard, New York, as coxswain. He was ordered 
to Newport, Rhode Island, in May, 191 7, where he was 
on duty at Headquarters, 2d Naval District, during the 
rest of his service. 

He was promoted to be a chief-yeoman in April, 191 8, 
and to be an ensign in October, 191 8. He was placed on 
inactive duty on January 12, 1919. 

PIERRE LORILLARD, Jr. 

Born March 10, 1882, in New York City 
Son oj Pierre and Caroline Jaffray Hamilton Lorillard 

Harvard, A. B., 1904 
On Active Service November 28, 1917 to July 20, 191Q 
Latest Rank: Major, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Pierre Lorillard, Jr., served in the Remount Service, 
Quartermaster Corps, throughout his participation in the 
World War. He was commissioned Captain, Quarter- 
master Corps, on November 28, 191 7, and was stationed 



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at Kansas City, Missouri, where he bought animals for 
the government. 

In April, 1918, he was transferred to Camp Sherman, 
Ohio, as assistant to the commanding officer, Remount 
Depot No. 318. On June 23 he sailed for France in 
command of 1,500 casual colored troops, whom he de- 
livered at Rampont, France, on July 27. 

He was then made Remount Officer, 3d Army Corps, 
joining that organization on the Vesle River on Au- 
gust 10. In this capacity he went through the Oise- 
Aisne and Meuse-Argonne offensives. After the signing 
of the armistice he was with the 3d Corps at Nieuwied, 
Germany, until ordered to the United States in June, 
1919. 

He received his promotion to Major, Quartermaster 
Corps, in October, 191 8. 



PHILIP MESIER LYDIG 

Born August 16, 1867, in New York City 
Son of Philip Mesier and Pauline Desiree Heckscber Lydig 

Harvard, A. B., 1889 

On Active Service September 12, 1917 to September 30, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Philip M. Lydig served in the Spanish- American War 
as captain and commissary from May, 1898, to July, 
1899. He was commissary to the Light Artillery Brigade 
and later chief and purchasing commissary at Honolulu, 
Hawaiian Islands. 

In the World War he was one of the original directors 
of the Lafayette Fund, and in 191 6, in Russia, helped 



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to organize the American-Russian Ambulance Service, 
for which he was presented in person to the late Empress 
of Russia and her daughter, the Grand Duchess Tatiana. 
In July, 1 91 6, he was appointed special assistant to the 
American Ambassador at Petrograd and assisted him in 
looking after and inspecting the condition of German and 
Austro-Hungarian prisoners of war in Russia and Cen- 
tral Asia. He was decorated by the late Emperor of 
Russia as an officer of the second class of the Order of 
St. Anne. 

On July 26, 191 7, he was commissioned Major, Quar- 
termaster Corps, Officers' Reserve Corps, and was 
placed on active duty on September 12, 191 7, at the 
Quartermaster Depot, New York City. He was later 
appointed liaison officer, with the French Ministry of 
War. For his services in that capacity he was cited by 
the French minister of war on September 22, 191 8, and 
on April 20, 1919. He was also decorated Chevalier, 
Legion d'Honneur. 

He was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Infan- 
try, on March 9, 1919, and was discharged from the ser- 
vice on September 30, 191 9. 



MALCOLM McBURNEY 

Born March 31, 1884, in New York City- 
Son of Charles and Margaret Willougbby Weston McBurney 
Harvard, A. B., 1906; Columbia, M. D., 1910 
On Active Service June 1, 1017 to December 20, 1918 
Latest Rank : Captain, Medical Corps, U. S. A. 

Malcolm McBurney attended the Medical Officers' 
Training Camp at Fort Benjamin Harrison beginning 




Malcolm McBurnev 



Philip Mesier Lydig 




Archibald Kennedy Kearny Mackay 



Tompkins McIIvaine 



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June 1, 191 7. After about six weeks' duty at that sta- 
tion he was transferred to the Rockefeller Institute for 
instruction in laboratory work, for which his previous 
experience especially fitted him. 

Upon completion of the course at the Rockefeller In- 
stitute he was stationed at Camp Upton, New York, as 
an assistant and later captain and commanding officer 
of the base hospital laboratory. He continued on this 
duty until shortly after the signing of the armistice, when 
he applied for and received his discharge. 



CHARLES LAURIE McCAWLEY 

Born August 24, 1865, in Boston, Massachusetts 
Son of Charles Grymes and Elizabeth Mary Colegate McCawley 

Columbian (George Washington), LL. B., i8q$ 

On Active Service from June 27, 18Q7. On active service at date 

oj publication 

Latest Rank : Brigadier General, U. S. Marine Corps 

Charles L. McCawley was commissioned Captain, U. 
S. Marine Corps, on June 27, 1897, and was appointed 
assistant quartermaster of the corps. In 1898, before 
war was declared, he joined the 1st Battalion of Marines 
under Admiral Sampson, and participated in the various 
engagements with Spanish troops in defense of Camp 
McCalla, Quantanamo Bay, Cuba, and in the bombard- 
ment of Manzanillo. He was brevetted Major, Marine 
Corps, on June 11, 1898, for "distinguished conduct and 
public service in the presence of the enemy." He was 
promoted to be a Major, Marine Corps, on March 3, 



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1899, an d m April, 1899, accompanied the 1st Battalion 
of Marines to the Philippines. 

Upon returning to the United States he was on duty 
for a few months at Marine Corps Headquarters, and 
was then placed in charge of the Depot of Supplies of 
the Marine Corps, Philadelphia. He continued there 
until 1902, when he was transferred to Washington, D. 
C, and placed in charge of official functions at the White 
House. Upon relinquishing this duty he was assigned to 
Headquarters, Marine Corps, as assistant to the quarter- 
master. He was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, 
Marine Corps, on May 13, 1908, and in 1910 was 
placed in charge of the Quartermaster's Department. 
On June 2, 191 3, he was promoted to be a Colonel, 
Marine Corps, and was appointed The Quartermaster of 
the Corps. 

On August 29, 191 6, he was promoted to be a Briga- 
dier General, Marine Corps, and continued as The Quarter- 
master. He was on duty at corps headquarters, Washing- 
ton, D. C, until September, 191 8, when he sailed for 
France, returning in December, 191 8. He was on duty 
as The Quartermaster, Marine Corps, at the date of pub- 
lication. He holds the Navy Distinguished Service Medal, 
the Sampson Medal with bar, Spanish campaign badge, 
Philippine campaign badge, and Victory Medal. 




George Gibson McMurtry 



Charles Laurie McCawley 




Ceorge Whitney Marti 



Bradley Martin 



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TOMPKINS McILVAINE 

Born March 26, i86g, in New York City 

Son of Reed and Jane W. Tompkins Mcllvaine 

Columbia, A. B., i8go 

On Active Service May g, 1917 to December 31, 1918 

Latest Rank : Major, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

Tompkins McIlvaine served in the Spanish-American 
War from May to December, 1898, as an officer of the 
1 2th New York Volunteer Infantry. 

He attended the Plattsburg camp of 19 15 and was 
active in the Military Training Camps Association and 
an officer thereof. He was also editor of National Service, 
the official publication of the Military Training Camps 
Association. 

He was commissioned Captain, Army Transport Corps, 
on February 1, 1917, and was later promoted to be a 
Major, Military Intelligence Division. He was sta- 
tioned successively in the United States, Canada, Eng- 
land, France, and returned to the United States prior 
to his discharge in December, 19 18. 

GEORGE GIBSON McMURTRY 

Born November 6, 1876, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Son of George Gibson and Clara Lothrop McMurtry 

Harvard, A.M., i8gg 

On Active Service May 12, igiy to May 12, igig 

Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

George G. McMurtry served in the Spanish-American 
war from June 11 to October 22, 1898, as a private, 
Troop D, 1 st U. S. Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders). 



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He attended the first Officers' Training Camp at Platts- 
burg and was commissioned, August 15, 19 17, 1st Lieu- 
tenant, Infantry, and assigned to the 308th Infantry, 77th 
Division, Camp Upton, commanding Company E. He 
was promoted to be a captain on December 31, 191 7, and 
sailed for France with his regiment in April, 19 18. 

After a brief period of training with the British behind 
St. Omer his division moved to the Baccarat sector 
(Vosges), where it took over from the French a portion 
of the front line. In August it relieved the 4th Division 
on the Vesle and advanced the line to the Aisne, before 
being transferred to the Argonne to take part in the in- 
itial attack of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. 

Captain McMurtry was in command of his company, 
and part of the time in command of his battalion, dur- 
ing these various operations. In the Meuse-Argonne of- 
fensive he was second in command of that famous de- 
tachment, known as the "Lost Battalion," which was 
cut off and surrounded by the enemy for five days. 
During this action, on October 4, he was wounded in the 
knee by shrapnel and on October 6 was again wounded 
by a German grenade, but continued to direct the de- 
fense against German attack. 

"For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and 
beyond the call of duty in action" he received the U. S. 
Congressional Medal of Honor, the French Croix de 
Guerre with palm, the Montenegran Order of Prince 
Danilo, 4th Class, and was made Chevalier, Legion 
d'Honneur. He received the honorary degree of Master 
of Arts from Harvard University for distinguished war 
service. 




JOSEPH GARDNER MACDONOUGH 



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After the signing of the armistice he continued to 
command his battalion in training west of Chaumont 
and later in the Le Mans area. In the latter area, on 
February 23, 1919, he received his majority. He re- 
turned with the 77th Division to the United States in 
April and was discharged in May, 1919. 



JOSEPH GARDNER MACDONOUGH 

Born September 27, 1888, in Menlo Park, California 

Son of Joseph M. and Jessie Tutt Macdonough 

Harvard, A. B., 1913 

On Active Service May 12, 1Q17 to August 4, 1918 

Died of wounds received in action, August 4, 191 8 

Latest Rank : 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Joseph G. Macdonough attended the first Officers' 
Training Camp at Plattsburg, May 12, 1917. Upon 
the close of the encampment, August 15, 191 7, he was 
commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, and assigned to 
the 47th Infantry, 4th Division. 

He was assigned to Headquarters Company and in 
March, 19 18, was made assistant regimental liaison in- 
structor. He went overseas with the 4th Division in 
May, 19 1 8, and on July 18, entered the front line in the 
Marne counter offensive. While in action on the Ourcq 
River he was wounded, near Sergy, July 28. He was 
evacuated to Paris where he died of wounds on August 4, 
1918. 



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JOSEPH M. MACDONOUGH 

Born May 3, 1864, in Washington, D. C. 

Son oj Joseph and Kate Mary O'Brien Macdonougb 

University oj London ; Fordham, A. M., igoo 

Joseph M. Macdonough served in the American Red 
Cross from February, 19 18, to January, 191 9, with the 
assimilated rank of major. He was at first deputy com- 
missioner to Italy, then assistant deputy of American 
Red Cross, military affairs in Italy, and finally American 
Red Cross delegate for Lombardy. He was decorated 
Cavaliere della Corona d' Italia. 



ARCHIBALD KENNEDY KEARNY MACKAY 

Born November 5, 1867, in East Hampton, New York 

Son oj Barnard and Mary Christina Aucbmuty Mackay 

Harvard, i88g 

Archibald K. K. Mackay served as treasurer of the 
Soldiers' and Sailors' Club, Paris, in the World War. 



william Deforest manice 

Born June 30, i88g, in New York City 

Son oj William and Sarah Remsen Manice 

Yale, A. B„ igu 

On Active Service August 4, igi7 to March 1, igig 

Latest Rank: Captain, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

William DeForest Manice was commissioned 2d 
Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, New York National Guard, on 



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July 27, 191 7, and on August 4 was mustered into federal 
service. He accompanied his regiment to Camp Wads- 
worth, South Carolina, on September 14, 191 7. 

On October 1, 191 7, upon the reorganization of the 
27th Division, he was transferred to the 108th Infantry. 
He served with that organization until January 6, 191 8, 
when he was transferred to the Quartermaster Corps and 
served under the chief of the Construction Division, 
Washington, D. C. He was promoted to be a Captain, 
Quartermaster Corps, on March 15, 191 8, and continued 
on duty with the Construction Division until discharged 
from the service, March 1, 191 9. 



CHARLES HENRY MARSHALL 

Born January 19, 1891, in New York City 

Son oj Charles Henry and Josephine Banks Marshall 

Yale, A. B., 1913 

On Active Service September 11, 1917 to December 9, 191 8 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Charles H. Marshall, Jr., was commissioned 1st Lieu- 
tenant, Air Service, on August 28, 191 7, and was placed 
on active duty on September 11, 19 17. From November 
9, 1917, to February 2, 1918, he commanded the 148th 
Aero Squadron. He then commanded the 184th Aero 
Squadron to March 12, 19 18. He was then placed in 
charge of the radio work at Taliaferro Field, Texas, where 
he was stationed until May 4, 19 18. He was then trans- 
ferred to Barron Field, Texas, and was put in charge of 
radio work and instruction. On July 15, 1918, he was 



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detailed to the Radio School, Columbia University, New 
York, as instructor in radio. He remained there until 
discharged, December 9, 191 8. 



BRADLEY MARTIN 

Born July 6, 1873, in New York City- 
Son oj Bradley and Cornelia Sherman Martin 
Oxford, 1893 ; Harvard, LL. B., 1897 
On Active Service May 12, 1917 to February 28, 1919 
Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Bradley Martin attended the Plattsburg camps of 
191 5, 19 16, and 1 91 7. At the close of the first Officers' 
Training Camp, August 15, 191 7, he was commissioned 
Major, Infantry, and was assigned to the 308th Infantry, 
77th Division, commanding the 3d Battalion. On De- 
cember 9, 191 7, he was made Adjutant, 154th Infantry 
Brigade, 77th Division, and served as such until trans- 
ferred to the 153d Infantry Brigade, 77th Division, as 
adjutant, early in November, 19 18. 

He went overseas in April, 191 7, and was in the second 
British line near Doulens from May 16 until June 6. He 
was then in the Baccarat sector (Vosges) until August 3. 
He took part in the Oise-Aisne offensive from August 
12 to September 16 and was gassed near Fismes on Sep- 
tember 9. He served with the 77th Division throughout 
the Meuse-Argonne offensive and was transferred, as 
brigade adjutant, from the 154th to the 153d Infantry 
Brigade during the advance to the Meuse, just prior to 
the signing of the armistice. 



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From the signing of the armistice until he returned to 
the United States in February, 1919, he was in the 9th 
Training Area, west of Chaumont, and in the Le Mans 
area. 



GEORGE WHITNEY MARTIN 

Born December 17, 1887, in Rochester, New York 

Son oj Edward Sandjord and Julia Whitney Martin 

Harvard, A. B., igio 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to March 3, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

George W. Martin served for three years in Squadron 
A, New York National Guard. He then attended the 
first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg May 12 to 
August 15, 191 7. Upon completion of the course he was 
commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Field Artillery, and as- 
signed to the 77th Division, Camp Upton, New York. 

He was transferred on September 3, 191 7, to the 27th 
Division, Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, where he 
was assigned, October 1, to Battery B, 106th Field Ar- 
tillery. On December 1, 191 7, he was transferred to 
Battery E, 104th Field Artillery. From February to 
May, 191 8, he studied at the artillery range at Campo- 
bello, South Carolina. 

On July 1, 1 91 8, he sailed for France, arriving at 
Brest on July 14. He was in training for six weeks at 
Camp de Souge, near Bordeaux, and then proceeded with 
his organization to the front at Le Clair, near Verdun. 
He was in this sector, advancing along the Meuse River, 
in the Meuse- Argonne offensive, until November 4, 191 8. 

On November 5, 19 18, he reported at Paris to Com- 



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missioner E. M. House, special representative of the 
President, and was attached to the American Commission 
to Negotiate Peace from December 15, 191 8, until Febru- 
ary 24, 1919. He then returned to the United States as 
an overseas courier with despatches from General Per- 
shing to Secretary Baker. He arrived in Washington on 
March 2, and was discharged on March 3, 19 19. 



GEORGE VON LENGERKE MEYER 

Born April 9, i8gi, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of George von Lengerke and Marian Alice Appleton Meyer 

Harvard, A. B., 1913 

On Active Service August 27, 1917 to March 9, 1919 

Latest Rank : Major, Injantry, U. S. A. 

After preliminary training in the Reserve Officers* 
Training Corps at Harvard in the spring and summer of 

19 1 7, George von L. Meyer attended the second Officers' 
Training Camp at Plattsburg, from which he was com- 
missioned, November 27, 191 7, Captain, Infantry, and 
assigned to the 314th Infantry, 79th Division, Camp 
Meade, Maryland. 

He served with the 314th Infantry until March 4, 

1 91 8, when he was transferred to the War College, Wash- 
ington, D. C. Before completing the course, he was as- 
signed to the 89th Division, serving as aide-de-camp to 
Major General Leonard Wood from April 4 to May 30. 
When General Wood was transferred to the 10th Di- 
vision on May 30, Captain Meyer accompanied him as 
aide and served in that capacity until February 15, 19 19. 

He was then transferred to Headquarters, Central 




George von Lengerke Meyer 



Devereux Milburn 



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Department, where he was on duty until his discharge 
on March 9, 191 9. In June, 19 19, he was recommissioned 
Major, Infantry Section, Officers' Reserve Corps. 



DEVEREUX MILBURN 

Born September 19, 1881, in Buffalo, New York 

Son oj John George and Mary Patty Stocking Milburn 

Oxford, A. B., 1Q03 ; Harvard, LL. B., 1906 

On Active Service August 27, 1917 to April 21, 1919 

Latest Rank : Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Devereux Milburn was commissioned Captain, Field 
Artillery, on November 27, 191 7, at the close of the sec- 
ond Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, and was as- 
signed to the 307th Field Artillery, 78th Division, Camp 
Dix, New Jersey. He was detailed as instructor at the 
Officers' Training School, Camp Dix, and was returned 
to the 307th Field Artillery, commanding Battery A, on 
April 20, 19 1 8. 

Soon after that he became aide-de-camp to Major 
General James H. McRae, commanding the 78th Di- 
vision. He served in that capacity until March, 191 9. 
The division sailed for France on May 20, 191 8, and 
went into training with the British in northern France 
until midsummer. The 78th Division took part in the 
St. Mihiel offensive as part of the corps reserve, and 
later occupied a sector in front of Thiaucourt until Oc- 
tober 4. It went into the Meuse-Argonne offensive on 
October 15 on a line south of Grand Pre and continued 
the advance to within about thirty kilometres south of 
Sedan, where it was relieved. 



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After the signing of the armistice Captain Milburn was 
in training near Semur Cote d'Or. He received his 
majority in March, 19 19, and was detailed to division 
headquarters as division athletic officer. He was re- 
lieved of this duty on April 1 and sailed for the United 
States for discharge. 

Major Milburn was cited in the general orders of 
G. H. Q., A. E. F. 

HENRY WISE MILLER 

Born November 15, 1876, in Nice, France 

Son of Jacob W. and Katherine Wise Miller 

Harvard, A. B., 18Q7 

During the Spanish-American War, Henry Wise Miller 
served on the u. s. s. Yankee as an ordinary sailor. 

In January, 191 7, he joined the Norton-Harjes Am- 
bulance in Paris. In May, 191 7, he transferred to the 
American Red Cross and was appointed chief of the 
Bureau for the Manufacture of Artificial Limbs. He 
continued on that duty until the bureau closed in May, 
1919. 

LAWRENCE McKEEVER MILLER 

Born July 6, i88g, in New York City 

Son of Hoffman and Edith McKeever Miller 

Harvard, ign 

On Active Service April 5, igi8 to February 22, igig 

Latest Rank : Regimental Sergeant Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Lawrence McKeever Miller enlisted as a private in 
the 1st Armored Motor Battery, New York National 



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Guard, in 19 15, and served until honorably discharged in 
1917. 

On April 5, 191 8, he went to Camp Upton, New York, 
as a member of the selective draft and was assigned as a 
private to the 305th Field Artillery, 77th Division. He 
went overseas with his regiment during the same month 
and went into intensive training at Camp de Souge, near 
Bordeaux. In June he was appointed regimental color ser- 
geant, and, after moving to the Baccarat sector (Vosges) 
in July, was appointed regimental sergeant major. 

With the 305th Field Artillery he moved into the Oise- 
Aisne offensive early in August and was in action on the 
Vesle River. On September 6 he was gassed near Fismes 
and evacuated to Red Cross Hospital No. 6 at Paris. 

Upon leaving the hospital about October 20, 191 8, he 
was transferred to the American Mission at the Head- 
quarters of the Allied armies, and was on duty with the 
Directeur Generale des Communications et des Ravitail- 
Iements aux Armees. He returned to the United States 
for discharge in February, 19 19. 



OGDEN LIVINGSTON MILLS 

Born August 23, 1884, in Newport, Rhode Island 

Son 0/ Odgen and Ruth Livingston Mills 

Harvard, A. B., 1905 ; LL. B., 1907 

On Active Service June, 1917 to March, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

Ogden L. Mills was commissioned Captain, Military 
Intelligence Division, in July, 19 17, and was attached to 



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the War College Division of the General Staff at Washing- 
ton, D. C, until January, 191 8. 

He then went overseas and was in the Intelligence 
Section of G. H. Q., A. E. F., until April, 191 8. From 
April until June he served with the 1st Division as 
liaison officer to the 10th French Corps on the Mont- 
didier front. He then attended the Army Staff College 
at Langres until September and at the completion of 
the course was assigned to the 2d Division as Assistant 
G — 2 (Intelligence). He served in that capacity during 
the St. Mihiel offensive. 

He returned to G. H. Q. until the end of October and 
was then assigned to G — 2, 6th Division, during the final 
phase of the Meuse-Argonne offensive. After the sign- 
ing of the armistice, and until discharged in March, 
191 9, he was attached to the American Commission for 
Negotiating Peace, at Paris. 



GRAFTON WINTHROP MINOT 

Born October 17, i8q2, in Milton, Massachusetts 

Son oj Joseph Grajton and Honora Elizabeth Temple Wintbrop Minot 

Harvard, A. B., 1915 

On Active Service June 11, 1917 to December 15, 1918 

Latest Rank : Captain, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. 

From 191 4 to 19 17 Grafton Winthrop Minot was private 
secretary to the American ambassador at Berlin and 
later special assistant, Department of State, occupied 
with the handling of British civilian prisoners. 

Upon his return to the United States he was commis- 



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sioned Captain, Ordnance Department, and was sta- 
tioned at Watervliet Arsenal, New York. From August 
to November, 191 7, he was Camp Ordnance Officer, 
Camp Devens, Massachusetts. 

He then went to France and from November, 191 7, 
until September, 191 8, was in the office of the Chief 
Purchasing Officer, A. E. F., temporarily attached to the 
General Staff, G. H. Q. From September to December, 
1 91 8, he was assigned to the office of the Chief of Ord- 
nance. He was discharged on December 15, 191 8. 

From February to July, 19 19, he was assistant to the 
Secretary General, American Commission to Negotiate 
Peace, Paris. 

In February, 19 19, he was recommissioned Captain 
Military Intelligence Section, Officers' Reserve Corps. 



HAROLD MINOTT 

Born July 2, 1882, in East Orange, New Jersey- 
Son of Joseph Albert and Mary Kilborne Mandeville Minott 
Princeton, A. B., igo$ 
On Active Service August 7, IQ17 to December 11, iqi8 
Latest Rank: Major, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Harold Minott entered the armed service as 1st Lieu- 
tenant, Signal Corps (Aviation Section), on August 7, 
1 91 7. He was stationed at Washington, D. C, and was 
an aide-de-camp to the Chief Signal Officer until the Air 
Service was separated from the Signal Corps and estab- 
lished as a separate branch. He was then transferred to 
the Division of Military Aeronautics, where he served 



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with the executive section until discharged in December, 
1918. 

He was promoted to be a captain on October 23, 191 7, 
and to be a major on October 22, 19 18. 



JOHN WENDELL MINTURN 

Born November 2, 187Q, in Hastings, New York 

Son of John Wendell and Louisa Aspinwall Minturn 

Yale, IQ05 

John W. Minturn was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
American Red Cross, in August, 1918, and from Septem- 
ber, 19 1 8, to February, 19 19, was attached to the 51st 
Division, Italian Infantry, and served with that division 
throughout the offensive along the Piave and until the 
signing of the armistice. 

He was cited by the Italian division commander and 
received La Croce al Merito di Guerra. 



JOHN MITCHELL 

Born October 15, 189s, in Cincinnati, Ohio 

Son oj Walter John and Eva Sherlock Mitchell 

Harvard, 19 17 

On Active Service March 1, 1917 to February 16, 1919 

Latest Rank: Captain, Air Service, U. S. A. 

John Mitchell enlisted on March 1, 191 7, as a sergeant 
in the Signal Reserve Corps. He attended the Aviation 
Training School at Miami, Florida, from which he was 
commissioned June 21, 191 7, 1st Lieutenant, Signal 
Corps (Aviation Section). 




Grafton Winthrop Minot 



Ogden Livingston Mills 




John Wendell Mintiu 



John Mitchell 



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He went overseas in September and attended training- 
schools in France until April, 191 8. He was then as- 
signed to the 95th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, 
doing active duty in the Toul sector. 

On June 28 his squadron moved to the Chateau-Thierry 
front and he took part in the great defensive and counter 
offensive of July, assisting in the advance to the Aisne. 
On September 1 his squadron moved to Bar Ie Due. 
He took part in the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne of- 
fensives, and on October 14, 1918, was promoted to be a 
captain, commanding the 95th Aero Squadron. He was 
detached from the squadron on December 10 and re- 
turned to the United States for discharge. 

Captain Mitchell received the Croix de Guerre with 
palm from the 6th French Army for bringing down an 
enemy plane behind the German lines on May 26, 191 8. 
He also received the Distinguished Service Cross for at- 
tacking three German planes on May 27, near Apre- 
mont, bringing down one of them. 



BARRINGTON MOORE 

Born September 25, 1883, in Ossining, New York 

Son oj Clement Clarke and Laura Martha Williams Moore 

Yale, A. B., igo6: M. F., 1908 

On Active Service May 8, 1917 to December 13, 1918 

Latest Rank : Major, Corps oj Engineers, U. S. A. 

Barrington Moore applied for a commission as Cap- 
tain, Engineers' Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, in De- 
cember, 1 91 6, and was examined in February, 191 7. 



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Pending the result of his examination he went to the first 
Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg on May 8, 191 7. 
On May 20 his transfer was requested by the Chief of the 
U. S. Forestry Service, for duty in France preparing for 
the arrival of the 10th Engineers (Forestry). This or- 
ganization was being sent at the request of the British 
Government to cut from the French forests wood and 
other materials urgently needed by the British army at 
the front. 

He received his captaincy on May 29, 191 7, and sailed 
for Bordeaux on June 18. Upon arriving at Paris, he was 
attached to the staff of the Chief of Engineers and was 
instrumental in supplying the lumber and wood needed 
by the A. E. F. There was a critical need of wood in 
the A. E. F. at that time, due to the curtailment of im- 
portation because of submarines and due to the short- 
age of wood in the French and British armies. 

From June to August, 19 17, he assisted Major Henry 
S. Graves, Chief of the Forest Service, in planning the 
organization of 18,000 troops to supply wood to the 
A. E. F., and in acquiring standing timber and cut wood 
wherever available. From September, 191 7, to Febru- 
ary, 191 8, he continued to acquire wood and to lease 
French sawmills as a member of the Comite Interallie de 
Bois de Guerre. 

In March, 1918, when the purchase of wood was cen- 
tralized under the General Purchasing Agent of the A. 
E. F., he was placed in charge of this centralization as 
Chief of the Wood Section. Until October, 191 8, he ac- 
quired lumber and other materials from France, Switzer- 
land, Portugal, Great Britain, and the Scandinavian 



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countries to supplement that produced by the 10th and 
20th Engineers. 

On October 20, 191 8, he sailed for the United States 
to represent the A. E. F. in negotiations with Switzer- 
land for lumber. The signing of the armistice, however, 
made this lumber unnecessary, and he was discharged in 
Washington, D. C, on December 13, 1918. 

He was promoted to be a Major, Engineers, on Sep- 
tember 19, 191 8, and was awarded the Cross of the 
Legion of Honor. 



BENJAMIN MOORE 

Born March 25, 1886, in Ossining, New York 

Son of Clement Clarke and Laura Martha Williams Moore 

Harvard, A. B., iqo8 ; LL. B., 1912 

On Active Service April 29, 1917 to July 29, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Benjamin Moore attended the 1915 Plattsburg camp as 
a corporal in Company B, 1st Training Regiment, and 
the 1 9 16 camp as a sergeant in Company G, 9th Train- 
ing Regiment. During the winter of 191 5-1 91 6 he was a 
corporal in the Headquarters Company, 1st Field Ar- 
tillery, New York National Guard. 

He was commissioned Captain, Infantry Section, Of- 
ficers' Reserve Corps, on November 8, 1916, and was 
ordered to active duty on April 29, 19 17, at Fort Ogle- 
thorpe, Georgia, where he served with the 6th Company 
and with the 2d Troop. At the close of the encampment 
he was assigned to the second Officers' Training Camp 
at the same place as instructor of the 16th Company. 



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On November 4, 19 17, he was assigned to the 820! 
Division at Camp Gordon, Georgia, commanding the 
328th Machine Gun Company. He sailed for France in 
May and was placed in command of the 321st Machine 
Gun Battalion, 82d Division, on June 26. From July 
14 to August 20 he commanded his battalion in the Lagny 
sector, brigaded with the French. During this period he 
received his majority. He served in the Marbache 
sector from August 26 to September 11 and then took 
part in the St. Mihiel offensive from September 12 to 16. 
On September 20 he was made acting divisional machine 
gun officer. In this capacity he took part in the Meuse- 
Argonne offensive from October 6 to November 1, 1918. 

He was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, 
on November 7, 19 18, and was appointed divisional ma- 
chine gun officer. On December 4 he was transferred 
to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Paris, 
as an aide to Commissioner E. M. House. He returned 
to the United States for discharge in July, 1919. 



EDWIN DENISON MORGAN 

Born October ig, 1854, in Tbroggs Neck, New York 

Son of Edwin Denison, Jr., and Elizabeth Archer Morgan 

Harvard, A. B., 1877 

Edwin D. Morgan served with the American Red Cross 
from 191 7 to 1 91 9. He was, at first, Chairman of Mili- 
tary Relief, Nassau County Chapter, New York, and 
assisted in the organization of that chapter. 

Early in 191 8 he was appointed by the Atlantic Di- 




Edwin Denison Morgan 



Edwin Denison Morgan, Jr. 




Henry Carey Morgan 



Thomas Archer Morgan 



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vision, American Red Cross, field director of the avia- 
tion camps Nos. 1 and 2, Camp Mills and Camp Mills 
Base Hospital, Long Island, New York. He continued 
to serve in that capacity until he resigned in February, 
1919. 



EDWIN DENISON MORGAN, Jr. 

Born May 17, 18 go, in Hempstead, New York 

Son of Edwin Denison and Elizabeth Mary Moran Morgan 

Harvard, A.B., 1Q13 

On Active Service November, iqi6 to July, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Captain, Cavalry, U. S. A. 

Edwin D. Morgan, Jr., was commissioned 2d Lieu- 
tenant, Cavalry (Regular Army), in November, 1916. 
From January to April, 191 7, he attended the Army 
Service Schools at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and then 
joined his regiment, the 5th Cavalry, at Camp Stewart, 
Texas. 

He was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant in May, 19 17, 
and appointed aide-de-camp to Major General (then 
Brigadier General) Eben Swift. In July he was trans- 
ferred to the 82d Division at Camp Gordon, Georgia, 
for staff duty. He continued on that duty until March, 
1 91 8, receiving his promotion to be a captain in August, 
1917. 

In March, 191 8, he was assigned to the American Mili- 
tary Mission to Italy with headquarters at Padua. He 
remained there until July, when, at his request, he was 
transferred back to the 82d Division, then occupying the 
sector north of Toul. 



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He served with the 82c! Division during the St. Mihiel 
and Meuse-Argonne offensives as Assistant G — 3 (Oper- 
ations), in charge of the division advance post of com- 
mand and the division courier system. In February, 
1 919, he was appointed Provost Marshal, 8th Army 
Corps. Upon the dissolution of the corps he went to 
Germany as aide-de-camp to Major General Henry T. 
Allen, commanding the 7th Army Corps. He remained 
there until his return to the United States for discharge 
in June, 1919. 

GERALD MORGAN 

Born August 21, 1879, in Hyde Park, New York 

Son oj William Dare and Angelica Livingston Hoyt Morgan 

Yale, A.B., 1901 

On Active Service May 14, 1917 to May 28, 1919 

Latest Rank : Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Gerald Morgan attended the first Officers' Training 
Camp at Plattsburg from which he was commissioned, 
August 15, 191 7, 1 st Lieutenant, Field Artillery. He 
sailed for France on September 12 and was attached to 
G— 2 (Intelligence), G. H. Q. 

On November 1, 191 7, he was made Chief Field Censor 
(G — 2). He served in that capacity throughout the bal- 
ance of the war and was cited for "exceptionally meritori- 
ous and conspicuous services as Field Press Censor" by 
the Commander-in-Chief. He received a French dec- 
oration for his services in the same capacity. 

He was promoted to be a Captain, Field Artillery, on 
June 15, 1918, and to be a Major, Field Artillery, on 
May 1, 1919. 



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HENRY CAREY MORGAN 

Born i8gi, in Paris, France 

Son oj Lewis Henry and Carilla Mess Leonard Morgan 

Harvard, A.B., igi4 

On Active Service September 15, igiy to November 22, igi8 

Latest Rank: Cadet, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Henry Carey Morgan received his preliminary mili- 
tary training as a member of Troop B, Massachusetts 
Volunteer Militia. He entered the armed service on 
September 15, 19 17, and graduated from the Aeronautical 
School at Princeton, New Jersey. He was then sent to 
Love Field, Dallas, Texas, for training. While there he 
became ill and was in the hospital for six months. This 
illness prevented his receiving a commission, and he was 
discharged soon after the signing of the armistice. 



ROBERT WOODWARD MORGAN 

Born January 13, 1888, in Bordentown, New Jersey 

Son oj Charles and Clara Woodward Morgan 

Harvard, igio 

On Active Service May 14, igi7 to May 15, igig 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Robert W. Morgan received his preliminary military 
training as a member of the 1st Motor Battery, New York 
National Guard. He then attended the first Officers* 
Training Camp at Plattsburg, from which he was com- 
missioned, August 15, 191 7, 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, 
and assigned to the 305th Infantry, 77th Division, 



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Camp Upton, New York. He was an officer in the Ma- 
chine Gun Company of that regiment throughout the war. 

He was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, on 
January 1, 19 18, and sailed for France in April. From 
May to the early part of September, 1918, he attended 
various machine gun schools in France. He rejoined his 
organization as it was about to cross the Vesle River in 
the Oise-Aisne offensive, and was in action with it during 
the advance to the Aisne River. 

He took part in the entire Meuse-Argonne offensive 
from the initial attack on September 26, near Le Four de 
Paris, until the signing of the armistice, when the 77th 
Division had pushed the line to the Meuse River and was 
in position near Villers-devant-Mouzon. 

From December, 191 8, to February, 19 19, he was with 
his company in the 9th Training Area, west of Chau- 
mont, then in the Le Mans area, preparing for embarka- 
tion to the United States. 

Lieutenant Morgan was in command of the Machine 
Gun Company, 305th Infantry, from April 1, 19 19, un- 
til the organization was mustered out in May. 



THOMAS ARCHER MORGAN 

Born July 3, i8g4, in Newport, Rhode Island 

Son oj Edwin Denison and Elizabeth Mary Moran Morgan 

Harvard, iqi8 

On Active Service May 12, 1Q17 to August, iqiq 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Thomas Archer Morgan attended the Plattsburg 
camps of 1 91 5 and 191 6 and the first Officers' Training 




Robert Woodward Morgan 



Barrington Moore 




William Fellowes Morgan 



Monson Morris 



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Camp, Plattsburg, May 12 to August 15, 191 7. At 
the close of the encampment he was commissioned 1st 
Lieutenant, Infantry, and detailed for instruction to 
the School of Trench Warfare, known as the " Iron Bat- 
talion," at Cambridge, Massachusetts. 

In the latter part of September, 191 7, he was assigned 
to the 77th Division, Camp Upton, New York, and was 
appointed aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Evan M. 
Johnson, commanding the 154th Infantry Brigade. He 
was also detailed to co-ordinate the special instruction 
being given by French and British officers attached to 
the 77th Division. 

He sailed for France on March 28, 191 7, and was in 
training with the British behind St. Omer until early in 
June. He then served in the Baccarat sector (Vosges), 
until August. In addition to his duties as aide to Briga- 
dier General Johnson, he acted as an intelligence officer. 
He entered the Oise-Aisne offensive with his brigade in 
the middle of August and continued with the advance 
to the Aisne until he was gassed and evacuated to the 
American Red Cross hospital in Paris. 

Upon leaving the hospital, he rejoined Brigadier 
General Johnson, who was then serving with the 79th 
Division. 

In March, 191 9, he was selected as one of the group of 
officers who attended Oxford University, England, for 
two months. He was promoted to be a Captain, In- 
fantry, on March 19, 1919, and at the close of the course 
at Oxford returned to the United States and was dis- 
charged. 



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WILLIAM FELLOWES MORGAN 

Born September 24, i860, in Clifton, Neiv York 

Son oj David Pierce and Caroline Fellowes Morgan 

Columbia, A. B., 1880; S. B., 1884 

William Fellowes Morgan enlisted in the 7th Infan- 
try, New York National Guard, in 1882, and in 1884 was 
commissioned major and engineer on the staff of the 
Commanding General, 1st Brigade. He served in that 
capacity until the consolidation of the 1st and 2d Bri- 
gades, when he was rendered supernumerary. 

During the World War he was Vice-Chairman, War 
Work Council, Young Men's Christian Association. He 
was also regional adviser for the War Industries Board 
for the district which included Manhattan, Long Island, 
Northern New Jersey, and New York State as far north 
as Albany. 



LEWIS SPENCER MORRIS 

Born August 21, 1884, in New York City 

Son oj Henry Lewis and Anna Rutherjord Russell Morris 

Princeton, Litt. B., 1906 

On Active Service August 25, 1917 to May 16, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

After attending the second Officers' Training Camp, 
at Plattsburg, Lewis S. Morris was commissioned 1st 
Lieutenant, Field Artillery, on November 24, 191 7, and 
assigned to the 307th Field Artillery, 78th Division, 
Camp Dix, New Jersey. 



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Upon arriving in France in June, 19 18, he went into 
training at Camp de Meucon, near Vannes, and left for 
the front on August 20. He went into action first, with 
his division, in the Toul Sector, near Martincourt; then in 
the St. Mihiel offensive. On October 18 the 78th Di- 
vision relieved the 77th Division on the Aire River near 
St. Juvin, and continued the advance through the Ar- 
gonne to the heights overlooking Sedan. 

Lieutenant Morris was assigned to Battery E, 307th 
Field Artillery, in May, 191 8, and continued with that 
battery until his discharge in May, 19 19. He was in 
command of the battery from May 26 to September 24, 
1918. 

MONSON MORRIS 

Born August 1, 187s, * n Columbia, South Carolina 

Son of Richard Lewis and Lillian Monson Morris 

Columbia, School of Mines, 18Q7 

On Active Service August 5, IQ17 to September 20, iqiQ 

Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Monson Morris served in the Spanish- American War 
in 1898 and after the ending of hostilities remained in 
the New York National Guard. He served in the 12th 
New York Infantry, rising from 2d Lieutenant to Major, 
in 1 91 2. He was transferred to the 15th New York In- 
fantry (colored), upon its formation, and was mustered 
into the United States service on August 5, 19 17. 

After a few days of guard duty in New York State and 
a short stay at Camp Upton, New York, and Spartans- 
burg, South Carolina, the regiment sailed for France, 
arriving about December 26, 191 7. Upon arrival its 



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designation was changed to the 369th Infantry, 93d 
Division. It was stationed at St. Nazaire on labor duty 
until March 6, 1918, when it joined the 4th French Army 
in the Champagne sector. 

Major Morris served with the regiment, commanding 
the 2d Battalion, until June 16, 191 8, when he was trans- 
ferred to the Provost Marshal General's Department and 
made Provost Marshal, Base No. 1, St. Nazaire, until 
July 26. He was then transferred to the office of the 
Provost Marshal General at Tours as assistant in charge 
of the military police, German prisoners, and the leave 
areas. 

On October 20, 19 18, he was made commanding officer 
of the German Officers' Prison Camp at Richelieu, where 
he remained until transferred to the United States in 
January, 1919. From then until discharged in September 
he was on duty at Camp Dix, New Jersey, as executive 
officer in the Officers' Demobilization Centre. 



RICHARD MORTIMER, Jr. 

Born July 26, 1888, in Carlsbad, Germany- 
Son 0/ Richard and Eleanor Jay Chapman Mortimer 
Harvard, A. B. (igio), iqii 
On Active Service July, igi 7 to May 22, 1918 
Killed in action, May 22, 1918 
Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Signal Corps (Aviation Section), 
U. S. A. 

During the winter preceding the entry of the United 
States into the World War, Richard Mortimer, Jr., took 
a course in aviation at Newport News, and secured an 
Aero Club license. This he did because, being very 




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near-sighted, he foresaw that unless he could prove that 
his near-sightedness did not interfere with his flying, he 
would be refused admission to the Air Service. 

When the United States declared war he immediately 
applied for admission to the Aviation Section, Signal 
Corps, but was refused. After many efforts he finally 
succeeded in having his near-sightedness waived, and 
was sent to the School of Military Aeronautics, Massa- 
chusetts Institute of Technology. After completing the 
course he sailed, August, 19 17, for England, where he 
attended various aviation schools. 

During the winter and spring of 19 18 he was engaged 
in "ferrying," that is, in flying new planes from the 
factory to France. In March, 19 18, he was commissioned 
1st Lieutenant, Aviation Section, Signal Corps, and was 
ordered to the front under an English command. 

On May 22, 19 18, while "fighting manoeuvring," the 
tail planes of his machine were cut off in a collision with 
another English plane. He fell from a height of 4,000 
feet and was instantly killed. He was buried at Huby 
St. Len, near Etaples, France. 



STANLEY GRAFTON MORTIMER 

Born December 14, i88g, in Florence, Italy- 
Son of Richard and Eleanor Jay Chapman Mortimer 
On Active Service July 3, 1917 to December 13, 1918 
Latest Rank : Seaman, 1st Class, U. S. Naval Reserve Force (A) 

Stanley Grafton Mortimer enlisted in the Naval 
Aviation Service on June 18, 19 17, and was placed on 
active service on July 3, at Beacon, New York. He was 



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transferred to the Bay Shore Station on July 20, 19 17, 
and to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Bos- 
ton, on about October 10. On November 21 he was 
granted a leave of absence. 

On about July 5, 1918, he was transferred to the Pelham 
Bay Training Station, New York, and served there until 
he was discharged on December 13, 191 8. 



CHARLES ALEXANDER MUNN 

Born July 25, 1885, in Chicago, Illinois 

Son 0/ Charles Alexander and Carrie Louise Gurnee Munn 

Harvard, A. B., iqio 

On Active Service May 20, igiy to April 5, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

C. Alexander Munn entered the Office of Naval In- 
telligence on May 20, 191 7, and on June 3, 191 7, was 
commissioned Lieutenant, junior grade, U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force. He was assigned to the American Embassy, 
Paris, as Assistant Naval Attache, on September 13, 19 17. 

On January 1, 191 8, he was attached to French in- 
telligence headquarters in Brittany for duty along the 
Brittany coast from Brest to St. Nazaire. His duty was 
to prevent enemy submarines from obtaining from shore 
information about the movements of U. S. transports. 

Upon the signing of the armistice he was transferred 
to Paris as senior aide to Rear-Admiral A. T. Long, U. S. 
Navy. He was cited for the Cross of the Legion of 
Honor by General Coutanceau, Commander-in-Chief in 
Brittany and Commandant of the French Navy at Nantes. 
He was awarded the silver star with special letter of 




Lewis Spencer Morris 



Charles Alexander Munn 




John Munroe 



Auguste Louis Noel 



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commendation by the U. S. Navy Department, for duty 
performed while attached to French forces in Brittany. 



JOHN MUNROE 

Born April ig, 1892, in New York City- 
Son of Henry Whitney and Alice Kneeland Munroe 

Harvard, A. B., igi 3 

On Active Service June 8, 1Q17 to February 7, igig 

Latest Rank : Sous Lieutenant, Artillery, French Army 

John Munroe enlisted in the American Ambulance 
Field Service on May 6, 19 16, and was assigned to Sec- 
tion 3 as driver. He was in action at Verdun from June 
15 to 30, then at Pont-a-Mousson until September, 1916, 
attached to the 129th French Division. In October, 
1 9 16, he was appointed assistant section leader and went 
to Salonique. He took part in the Monastir offensives 
of December, 19 16, and March and April, 191 7. He re- 
turned to France in May, 19 17, and was refused enlist- 
ment in the French aviation and the American artillery 
because of defective eyesight. 

For his services in the Ambulance Service he was cited 
in the orders of the 57th French Division and received 
the Croix de Guerre with silver star. He later received 
the Medaille du Service Benevole. 

He entered the French Artillery School at Fontaine- 
bleau on June 8, 191 7, as a private in the Foreign Legion, 
detached artillery. He was appointed aspirant (cadet) 
on September 3, assigned to the 33d Field Artillery, and 
detached as instructor at the American Artillery School 
at Saumur. 



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On December 14, 19 17, he was assigned to the 89th Ar- 
tillery (French) and joined the 1st Groupe of the regi- 
ment in Alsace. From April 4 to May 27 he was with 
the 1st French Army, in position southeast of Amiens; 
from June 1 to July 3, with the 6th French Army at 
Chateau-Thierry. He was commissioned sous-lieutenant 
on May 15. 

From July 15 to August 15, 191 8, he was instructor of 
American privates at the Tractor School, Vincennes. He 
then rejoined his regiment on the Somme and was in ac- 
tion with them from September 1 to 4 at Noyon. He 
was then in position at Main de Massiges, on Septem- 
ber 25, and was in action with the 4th French Army dur- 
ing the final advance until November 3 at Vouziers. 

He was honorably discharged at Paris in February, 
1919. 



HARRY INGERSOLL NICHOLAS 

Born December 26, 1882, in New York City 

Son of Harry Ingersoll and Alice M. Hollins Nicholas 

On Active Service July 17, 1917 to November 20, 1918 

Latest Rank : Major, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Harry I. Nicholas received his commission as a captain 
in the Remount Service in July, 191 7. For eight months 
he was on duty in the northwestern section of the United 
States, purchasing horses and mules for the army. The 
balance of his time in the service was spent in charge of 
the shipment of animals within the United States and 
overseas. He was promoted to be a Major, Remount 
Service, in October, 191 8. 



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AUGUSTE LOUIS NOEL 

Born December 29, 1885, in New York City 

Son of Auguste and Louise Wilmer Noel 

Beaux Arts, Paris 

On Active Service May, iqi8 to March, 1919 

Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force (A) 

Auguste L. Noel entered the armed service in May, 
191 8, as a student officer at the naval aviation training- 
school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 
Boston. Upon completing the course he was transferred 
to the Great Lakes Training Station, where he was com- 
missioned Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force (Aviation), 
in August, 191 8. He was ordered to Hampton Roads, 
Virginia, for active duty and remained there until he 
was discharged in March, 191 9. 



GUY NORMAN 

Born July 7, 1868, in Newport, Rhode Island 

Son of George H. and Abby Kinsley Durjee Norman 

Harvard, A. B., i8go 

On Active Service May 10, 1917 to May 15, igi8 

Died 0/ operation required by illness contracted in line oj duty, 

June 3, 1918 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

During the Spanish-American War, Guy Norman served 
on the Battleship Iowa, under Captain Robley D. Evans. 
He took part in the battle of Santiago. 

Prior to the entrance of the United States into the 



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World War, he held the ranks, successively, of Ensign, 
Lieutenant, junior grade, and Lieutenant, U. S. Naval 
Reserve Force. He was placed on active duty in May, 

1 91 7, and for eight months did escort duty on the 
cruiser North Carolina. 

He was transferred to the u. s. s.- Oklahoma early in 

191 8. He was on duty on that ship until May 15, when 
he was taken ill and obtained sick leave. He died in the 
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, on June 3, 
1918. 



CHARLES DYER NORTON 

Born March 12, 1871, in Wisconsin 
Son oj Franklin Burroughs and Harriet Dyer Norton 
Amherst, A. B., i8qs 

Charles D. Norton, since 1909 a trustee of the Ameri- 
can Red Cross, was appointed in 191 7 by President Wil- 
son a member of the War Council of Five, which took 
charge of the reorganization and financing of the Ameri- 
can Red Cross to meet the war emergency. He served 
in that capacity until 191 9. 

In 1918 he was appointed by the War Department a 
trustee and member of the Budget Committee of the War 
Camp Community Service, serving until 1919. In 19 18 
he was also appointed a member of the Board of Finance 
Procedure in the War Department, in which capacity he 
served until 1919. 



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HERMANN OELRICHS 

Born November 2, i8qi, in New York City- 
Son oj Hermann and Theresa Alice Fair Oelrichs 
Columbia, A. B., 1914 
On Active Service May 8, 1917 to December 23, igi8 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Hermann Oelrichs entered the armed service on May 
8, 1 91 7, as Lieutenant, junior grade, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force. He was in command of Section Patrol No. 54 
and of various other patrol boats in the 2d Naval Dis- 
trict. Subsequent to that he was Aide for Information, 
Naval District Base, New London, Connecticut, and later 
instructor at the Hydrophone School, New London, Con- 
necticut. 



A. PERRY OSBORN 

Born June 6, 1884, in Garrison, New York 

Son oj Henry Fairfield and Lucretia Thatcher Perry Osborn 

Princeton, A. B., 1905 ; Harvard, LL. B., igog 

On Active Service May 30, igi7 to December 31, igi8 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. 

In May, 191 7, A. Perry Osborn became attached to the 
office of the Chief of Ordnance, Washington, D. C, in 
a civilian capacity and on May 30 was commissioned 
Captain, Ordnance Department. He organized the law 
department of the Ordnance Department and negotiated 
and drew contracts for ordnance material; he represented 
the Chief of Ordnance in adjusting strikes and labor 



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disputes in plants working on ordnance material. He 
represented the Ordnance Department at War Depart- 
ment conferences on methods of accounting and con- 
tracting and edited the interdepartmental bulletin on 
cost accounting. He formulated the financial plan for 
the assistance of contractors which was put into practice 
by the War Credits Board, and represented the Ordnance 
Department on that board. He represented the Chief 
of Ordnance in the purchase of plants for making machine 
guns and was a member of a board for the administra- 
tion of contracts for the procurement of rifles. 

In December, 191 7, he was transferred to the staff of 
the Assistant Secretary of War, where he served until 
February 27, 191 8. He was promoted to be a lieutenant 
colonel on January 2, 1918, and was appointed a member 
of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice. 
He represented the Secretary of War on the Fuel Ad- 
ministration in procuring coal for contractors for war 
supplies and in arranging priorities for these contractors. 
He was a member of a board to draw up plans for the 
reorganization of the General Staff and the office of the 
Chief of Staff and also served on a board to reorganize 
and centralize the statistical work of the War Depart- 
ment. He was designated to review clemency cases 
submitted by the Judge Advocate General. 

On February 23, 191 8, he received orders for overseas 
service, and on March 16 reported to the Adjutant Gen- 
eral, G. H. Q., A. E. F. He was assigned to the office of 
the General Purchasing Agent, Paris, as assistant and 
continued on that duty until June, 191 8. During this 
period he visited all French ports used by American ships 



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and reported their condition. In May, he was sent 
to Berne, Switzerland, to take part in a conference with 
the Swiss Government for the procurement of certain 
war supplies. 

From June to December, 191 8, he was Chief of the 
Bureau of Reciprocal Supplies, which co-ordinated the 
procurement from America of supplies for the American, 
British, and French armies and allocated, month by- 
month, the tonnage from America. He returned to the 
United States in December, 19 18, and was discharged 
on December 31. 

Lieutenant Colonel Osborn was cited by the War 
Credits Board for his service with them and was made 
Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur for his services as Chief of 
the Bureau of Reciprocal Supplies. 



FRANCIS JOSEPH OTIS 

Born September 20, 1873, in New York City- 
Son of Frank Alley n and Almira Marie Smith Otis 

Francis J. Otis enlisted in the American Ambulance 
Field Service in August, 191 4, and was on duty at Neu- 
illy, France. This unit was later taken over by the 
American Red Cross and became their Military Hospital 
No. 1. He was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, American 
Red Cross, on April 1, 191 8, and continued to serve at 
Neuilly until he resigned in April, 191 9. 



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ALBERT KENNY CRAVEN PALMER 

Born June 5, 1887, in Washington, D. C. 

Son of Aulick and Alice Craven Palmer 

On Active Service September 25, igo8 to November, igio 

Latest Rank: Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Albert Kenny Craven Palmer was commissioned 2d 
Lieutenant, Field Artillery (Regular Army) on Septem- 
ber 25, 1908, and was assigned to the 6th Field Artillery 
(Horse) at Fort Riley, Kansas. He was detailed to the 
Mounted Service School at Fort Riley, Kansas, in Sep- 
tember, 191 3, from which he graduated in June, 1914, 
and was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant. He was then 
assigned to the 1st Field Arillery, Schofield Barracks, 
Hawaiian Islands, where he served until 191 5. He was 
then detailed to the Field Artillery School at Fort Sill, 
Oklahoma, from which he graduated, and returned to the 
1st Field Artillery, Hawaiian Islands. He was promoted 
to be a Captain, Field Artillery, in November, 19 16. 

On August 5, 1 91 7, he was promoted to be a Major, 
Field Artillery, National Army, and was ordered to 
Camp Pike, Arkansas, where he was made Provost Mar- 
shal, 87th Division. He served in that capacity until 
April, 19 1 8, when he was transferred to the 350th Field 
Artillery, 92d Division, Camp Dix, New Jersey. He was 
promoted to be a lieutenant colonel on June 25 and sailed 
for France with the 350th Field Artillery on June 28, 19 18. 

He served with his regiment during its period of train- 
ing at the Field Artillery School at La Courtine until 




Charles Dyer Norton 



A. Perry Osborn 




Francis Joseph Otis 



Albert Kenny Craven Palmer 



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September, 191 8. He was then transferred to the 311th 
Field Artillery, 79th Division, and remained at La 
Courtine with that organization until November, 191 8. 

In December, 1918, he was detailed to the Remount 
Service, A. E. F., and remained with that service until 
his return to the United States in July, 191 9. He com- 
manded the Remount Depot at Besancon (Doubs) and 
the Remount Depot at Montiers-sur-SauIx (Meuse). 
While on dutv with a French military mission he was in- 
jured in a motor accident and was invalided to the 
United States. 

While on sick leave he was recommissioned in his 
original rank in the Regular Army, Captain, Field Artil- 
lery, and was detailed to the Remount Service, stationed 
at Fort Keogh, Montana. 

He served there, in charge of the breeding and train- 
ing of animals at the Remount Depot, from September, 
1 91 9, to November, 1920. He was promoted to be a 
major in the Regular Army on July 1, 1920, and in No- 
vember, 1920, retired from active service because of 
physical disability incurred in France in line of duty. 



DARRAGH ANDERSON PARK 

Born June 2, 1891, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 

Son of William Gray and Elizabeth Stevenson Sweitzer Park 

Harvard, B. S., 1913 

On Active Service May 8, 1917 to March, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Darragh A. Park attended the first Officers' Training 
Camp at Plattsburg, from which he was commissioned 



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2d Lieutenant, Infantry, August 15, 191 7, and assigned 
to the 305th Infantry, 77th Division, Camp Upton, 
New York, as an officer of Company B. 

He sailed for France with his regiment in April, 19 18, 
and went into training with the 39th British Division in 
the area behind St. Omer. In June, 191 8, he proceeded 
with his regiment to the Baccarat sector (Vosges). He 
was there transferred to Headquarters, 153d Infantry 
Brigade, 77th Division, as liaison officer to the 305th 
Infantry. He served in that capacity throughout the 
duration of the war. 

He took part in the Oise-Aisne offensive and was in 
the front line at the crossing of the Vesle River and the 
advance to the Aisne. He later participated in the entire 
Meuse-Argonne offensive from September 26 to Novem- 
ber 1 1 , and at the time of the signing of the armistice 
was in Raucourt, south of Sedan. 

He returned to the United States in March, 1919, as a 
casual officer and was discharged at Camp Lee, Virginia. 



JAMES PARK 

Born October 2, 1885, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania 

Son of William Gray and Elizabeth Stevenson Sweitzer Park 

Harvard, A. B., iqo8 

On Active Service June, IQ17 to April 2, iqiq 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

James Park attended the 19 15 Plattsburg camp and in 
January, 191 6, enlisted in the 1st Field Artillery, New 
York National Guard. With this organization he served 



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on the Mexican border during the summer of 1916. In 
February, 1917, he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
Field Artillery, New York National Guard, and was called 
into federal service in June, 191 7, with the 1st Field Ar- 
tillery, New York National Guard, which became the 
104th Field Artillery, 52d Field Artillery Brigade, 27th 
Division. This regiment was stationed at Plattsburg 
during the summer of 19 17, and in August was sent to 
Spartansburg, South Carolina. 

He was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant in December, 
19 1 7, and sailed for France on May 8, 191 8, with the 
advance school detachment of the 52d Field Artillery 
Brigade, 27th Division, and rejoined his regiment, the 
104th Field Artillery, at Camp de Souge in July. 

He served with his regiment in the St. Mihiel offen- 
sive from September 12 to 14, 191 8, and in the Meuse- 
Argonne offensive from October 25 to November 11. 
He returned to the United States in March, 191 9, and 
was discharged on April 2. 



JAMES CRESSON PARRISH, Jr. 

Born January 11, 1884, in New York City- 
Son oj James Cresson and Emma T. Parrisb 
Harvard, A. B. y IQ07 

James C. Parrish, Jr., served as Assistant, Bureau of 
Enemy Trade, War Trade Board, from November 14, 
1917, to January 1, 1919. 



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SCHUYLER LIVINGSTON PARSONS 

Born May 28, i8q2, in Islip, New York 

Son of Schuyler Livingston and Helena Johnson Parsons 

Harvard, A. B., IQ14 

Schuyler L. Parsons enlisted in the Norton-Harjes 
Ambulance and served as a volunteer ambulance driver 
in the Lorraine sector from July to October, 191 7. He 
then joined the American Red Cross and in June, 191 8, 
was commissioned captain. He was Assistant Director, 
Home Communication Service, American Red Cross, 
with headquarters in Paris, until February 1, 191 9. 



WILLIAM BARCLAY PARSONS, Jr. 

Born May 22, 1888, in New York City 
Son of William Barclay and Anna deWitt Reed Parsons 

Harvard, A. B., iqio 

On Active Service April 16, IQ17 to February 13, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Medical Corps, U. S. A. 

William Barclay Parsons, Jr., was a private in Squad- 
dron A, New York National Guard, for over a year, 
1912-1913. In the summer of 1916 he enlisted in the 
American Ambulance Field Service. He was commis- 
sioned 1 st Lieutenant, Medical Section, Officers' Reserve 
Corps, and was placed on active duty in New York City 
on April 16, 19 17, examining recruits. 

He sailed for France on May 14, 191 7, with Base 



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Hospital 2, which unit took over General Hospital No. 

1, B. E. F., at Etretat, France. He served with this or- 
ganization until May, 191 8, except for two months in 
Flanders and near Bapaume while detached for duty with 
casualty clearing stations. 

In May, 191 8, he was transferred to Mobile Hospital 

2, A. E. F. With this organization he served in the Cham- 
pagne defensive, the Oise-Aisne offensive, the St. Mihiel 
offensive, and the Meuse-Argonne offensive. After the 
signing of the armistice he was stationed in Germany as 
part of the Army of Occupation. He returned to the 
United States with Base Hospital 2, and was discharged 
on February 13, 1919. 

He received his captaincy in August, 1918. 



WILLIAM SAMUEL PATTEN 

Born July 21, 1873, * n Warwick Neck, Rhode Island 

Son of Joseph Hurlburt and Elizabeth Boit Patten 

Harvard, A.B., 1895 

On Active Service August 19, 1918 to January 18, 1919 

Latest Rank: Captain, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

William S. Patten enlisted in the American Red Cross 
on July 9, 19 1 7, as Chief of Military Affairs in France. 
He was later appointed American Red Cross deputy 
commissioner to England, which position he held until 
December 11, 191 8. 

He was commissioned Captain, Military Intelligence 
Division, on August 19, 191 8, and was assigned to duty 
as assistant to the Military Attache, American Embassy, 



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London. He served in that capacity until his return to 
the United States and discharge on January 18, 19 19. 

Captain Patten was decorated with the Military Cross 
(British). 



GEORGE PEABODY 

Born June 10, i88g, in New York City- 
Son 0/ Stephen and Cornelia Haven Peabody 
Yale, A. B., 1912 
On Active Service April 6, 1917 to February, 1919 
Latest Rank : Major, Air Service, U. S. A. 

George Peabody entered the armed service on April 6, 
191 7, as a corporal in the 1st Motor Battery, Motor 
Service, New York National Guard. He attended the first 
OfFIcers , Training Camp at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, from 
which he was commissioned, August 15, 19 17, Captain, 
Infantry. He was assigned to the 341st Infantry, 86th 
Division, at Camp Grant, but was soon transferred to the 
143d Infantry, 36th Division, at Camp Bowie, and was 
placed in command of the Machine Gun Company, and 
the local machine gun school. For a brief period he was 
detailed to Canadian schools for special training in ma- 
chine gun work. 

In February, 1918, he was transferred to the Air Ser- 
vice and was detailed to the Training Section, U. S. 
Army, at Washington, organizing aerial gunnery schools 
at various aviation fields. 

He then was ordered overseas and attended various 
aerial gunnery schools in France. He spent one month 




William Samuel Patten Darragli Anderson Park 




George Peabody George Hunt Pendleton 



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at the front with the nth Aero Squadron, First Day 
Bombardment Group, serving on the St. Mihiel and Ar- 
gonne fronts. He then returned to the United States as 
a Major to become Chief of Aerial Gunnery. He was dis- 
charged in February, 19 19, and was recommissioned 
Major, Air Service, Officers' Reserve Corps. 



GEORGE HUNT PENDLETON 

Born August 9, i8q6, in Lenox, Massachusetts 

Son of Francis Key and Elizabeth LaMontagne Pendleton 

Harvard, 1919 

On Active Service August 9, 1918 to May, 1919 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

George H. Pendleton attended the 1915 Plattsburg 
camp and in 191 6 served on the Mexican border as a 
member of Troop B, 1st Cavalry, Massachusetts National 
Guard. He attended the first Officers' Training Camp, 
Plattsburg, May 12 to August 15, 191 7, and at the close 
of the encampment was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
Infantry. 

He was assigned to the 168th Infantry, 42d Division, 
and was later transferred to the 150th Machine Gun 
Battalion, 42d Division. He arrived in France early in 
September, 191 7, and went into action in the Baccarat 
sector (Vosges), where he was wounded on March 5, 
1918. 

He was in action in the Esperance sector, Flanders, 
and was wounded on July 14, 19 17. He returned to his 
organization to take part in the St. Mihiel and Meuse- 



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Argonne offensives, and was promoted to be a 1st Lieu- 
tenant, Infantry. 

He was decorated by King Albert with the Belgian 
Croix de Guerre on July 15, 191 8. 



JAMES HANDASYD PERKINS 

Born January 11, 1876, in Milton, Massachusetts 

Son of Edward Crancb and Jane Sedgwick Watson Perkins 

Harvard, A. B., 1898 

On Active Service August, 1918 to January 29, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

James H. Perkins sailed with the first American Red 
Cross Commission to France on June 2, 19 17, as deputy 
commissioner. On July 31, 191 7, he was commissioned 
Major, Quartermaster Corps, but continued on duty with 
the Red Cross. He was appointed American Red Cross 
commissioner to France on September 27, 19 17, and on 
February 5, 1918, was appointed commissioner to Eu- 
rope. 

He resigned from the American Red Cross in August, 
1 91 8, to accept a commission in the army and was placed 
on active duty at G. H. Q., A. E. F. In October he was 
assigned to the 2d Army as a staff officer, and on Novem- 
ber 5 was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Quarter- 
master Corps and assigned to the General Staff, A. E. F. 
On November 16 he was appointed Assistant Chief of 
Staff (G — 4), 3d Army, and was in charge of transporta- 
tion and supplies. He continued on that duty until dis- 
charged on January 29, 19 19. 

Lieutenant Colonel Perkins was decorated, by the 




Russell Perkins 



James Handasyd Perkins 




Robert Patterson Perkins 



Thomas Nelson Perkins 



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French Government, Officier, Legion d'Honneur; by the 
King of the Belgians, Commandeur de I'Ordre de la 
Couronne. He received the Distinguished Service Medal 
and was cited by Secretary of War Baker "for exception- 
ally meritorious and distinguished service" in charge of 
the work of the American Red Cross in Europe, and for 
"marked ability in the performance of various duties" in 
the military service. 



ROBERT PATTERSON PERKINS 

Born December 3, 1861, in New York City- 
Son of Charles Lawrence and Elizabeth West Nevins Perkins 
Harvard, A. B., 1884; M. A., 1921 

Robert P. Perkins entered the service of the American 
Red Cross on December 1, 191 7, and until January 27, 
19 19, served as American Red Cross commissioner to 
Italy. 

He held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, American Red 
Cross, and was decorated with the Order of the Crown of 
Italy (Commendatore) and the Order of San Maurizio e 
Lazzaro (Official). 



RUSSELL PERKINS 

Born October 14, 1876, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of Benjamin and Josephine Evans Welsh Perkins 

Harvard, A. B., 1899 

On Active Service October 17, 1918 to March 4, 1919 

Latest Rank : 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Russell Perkins enlisted in the Y. M. C. A. on Febru- 
ary 1, 1 91 8, and sailed for France almost immediately. 



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From February 20 to October 17, 19 18, he served with 
the 6th French Army as a member of the Foyer du Sol- 
dat. For the first three months of this period he was at 
the front at Chemin des Dames. 

On October 17, 191 8, he was recalled to Paris and was 
commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Infantry. He was assigned 
to the liaison service with headquarters at Bourges until 
December 1 ; then at Paris until the time of his discharge 
on March 4, 19 19. 



THOMAS NELSON PERKINS 

Born May 6, 1870, in Milton, Massachusetts 

Son oj Edward Crancb and Jane Sedgwick Watson Perkins 

Harvard, A. B., i8gi ; LL. B., 18Q4 

Thomas N. Perkins was appointed Chief Counsel, War 
Industries Board, Washington, D. C, on October 24, 
191 7. A few days later, as a representative of the War 
Industries Board, he sailed for France as a member of a 
special commission to the Interallied Council at Paris. 
He arrived in Paris on November 22, 191 7, and attended 
the Interallied Conference on December 1, 19 17. He 
sailed for the United States on December 7, 191 7, and 
upon his return served as a member of the Priorities 
Committee of the War Industries Board until February 
1, 1918. 

On February 1, 1918, he was appointed assistant to 
Mr. E. R. Stettinius, Surveyor General of Supplies, War 
Department. He continued to serve as assistant to Mr. 
Stettinius when the latter was appointed Second Assist- 



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ant Secretary of War. In July, 191 8, he was appointed 
assistant to the Secretary of War, with supervision of 
the procurement and production of supplies. In Sep- 
tember, 1 91 8, he was appointed assistant director of 
munitions and continued as such until he resigned from 
government service on November 26, 191 8. 



LEE JAMES PERRIN 

Born December 27, 1884, in Cleveland, Ohio 

Son of Bernadotte and Luella Perrin 

Yale, A. B., igo6 ; Harvard, LL. B., igio 

On Active Service October 17, igi8 to November 2Q, iqi8 

Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Lee J. Perrin entered the armed service as a student 
at the Field Artillery Central Officers' Training School, 
Camp Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, on October 17, 19 18. 
Owing to the signing of the armistice he was not com- 
missioned and was discharged on November 29, 191 8. 



RICHARD PETERS 

Born 1851, in Berkeley County, Virginia 
Son of Francis and Maria Louisa Miller Peters 

Harvard, 1871 ; Pennsylvania, 1873 

On Active Service June 17, igi7 to July, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Injantry, U. S. A. 

Richard Peters arrived in France on June 13, 19 17, 
and was assigned to G. H. Q. as an interpreter. On July 
16 he was detailed to Cosne for temporary duty, and re- 



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turned to G. H. Q. at the end of September. On Octo- 
ber 2 he was assigned to the 26th Division as interpreter 
and joined the advance party at Neufchateau. He was 
commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, in February, 
1918. 

He served with the 26th Division in the Chemin des 
Dames sector during February and March, 191 8, and in 
the Boucq sector until June 25, 191 8, and from July 1 
to 15 in the Pas Fini sector just north of Chateau-Thierry. 
He participated in the Champagne-Marne defensive, 
July 15 to 18. During the offensive at Chateau-Thierry 
July 18 to 25, he served as liaison officer of his division 
with General Pougin, commanding the 39th French Di- 
vision, and during the St. Mihiel offensive he served in 
the same capacity with General Hennocque, commanding 
the 2d French D. C. P. 

He was promoted to be a Captain, Infantry, on Oc- 
tober 1, 1918. 

He served as liaison officer with General Blondin, 
commanding the 89th French Division, and with General 
Belnit, commanding the 26th French Division. He took 
part in the Meuse-Argonne offensive near Verdun from 
September 26 to November 11, as liaison officer with 
General Marchand, commanding a division of French 
Territorials. 

After the signing of the armistice he rejoined the 26th 
American Division at Martigny Ie Roi, but was soon 
assigned to general staff duty, G — 2, G. H. Q. He was 
sick in hospital for six weeks during the winter of 191 9, 
and returned to the United States in June, 1919, to be 
discharged at Camp Dix, New Jersey, in July. 



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Captain Peters was four times decorated with the 
Croix de Guerre — at Chateau-Thierry by General Pougin; 
at St. Mihiel by General Hennocque; later by Marshal 
Petain; and in New York by the French Government. 
He is entitled to wear the Croix de Guerre with palm 
and five stars. Upon his return to New York he was also 
decorated by the French Government, Chevalier, Legion 
d'Honneur and is entitled to five clasps for five major 
engagements. 



WILLIAM WALTER PHELPS 

Born April 13, 1893, in Teaneck, New Jersey 
Son of Sheffield and Claudia Wright Lea Phelps 

W. Walter Phelps was appointed Assistant Secretary, 
War Industries Board, on April 30, 1917. In March, 
19 1 8, he was appointed secretary of the Price Fixing 
Committee, serving as such until he resigned on Janu- 
ary 16, 1919. 



PALMER EDDY PIERCE 

Born October 23, 1863, in Savanna, Illinois 

Son oj Henry Clay and Laura Shepard Pierce 

Grinnell College, A. B., 1887 ; U. S. Military Academy, 1891 

On Active Service June 11, 1887 to January 12, 1920 

Latest Rank : Brigadier General, U. S. A. 

Palmer Eddy Pierce was a cadet at the United States 
Military Academy, from June, 1 887, to June, 1 89 1 . Upon 
graduating, he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant and was 
assigned to the 6th Infantry, from 1891 until 1898. 



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During this time he performed regimental duty at Fort 
Porter, New York, and at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, 
and from 1895 was instructor at the United States Mili- 
tary Academy. 

In 1899 he was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant and 
assigned to the 13th Infantry. He served during the 
Spanish-American war as aide to Brigadier General 
Ernst and took part in the landing at Ponce and the 
actions of Coamo and Aibonito. In the Philippines he 
served during the War of Insurrection, 1 899-1 901, and 
took part in Lawton's Zapote River Bridge, Swan's 
Old Cavite, and Wheaton's Pangasinan campaigns. 

He was promoted to be a Captain, Infantry, in 1900, 
assigned to the 13th Infantry. From 1901 until 1907 
he was again instructor and assistant professor at the 
United States Military Academy. He was on duty 
with the 13th Infantry at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, 
from 1907 until 1909 and was then, for two years, a stu- 
dent officer at the Army Service Schools. He graduated 
from the Army Staff College in 191 1 and for a year was 
instructor at the Army Service Schools. 

He was promoted to be a Major, Infantry, in 191 2, 
and was ordered to Tientsin, China, where he commanded 
a battalion of the 15th Infantry until February 1, 1914. 
From July 27, 19 14, to September 28, 191 5, he was in 
command of the post and a battalion of the 15th Infantry 
at Regan Barracks, Luzon, Philippine Islands, and was 
instructor at the School of Musketry, Manila. He re- 
turned to the United States during the latter part of 
1915 and was placed in command of the 22d Infantry 
at Douglas, Arizona, until February, 191 6. 



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From February 16, 191 6, until May 2, 1918, he served 
on the General Staff, Washington, D. C, and in 19 17 
was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry. 
During the same year he was promoted to be a Colonel, 
Infantry, and then to be a Brigadier General, National 
Army. He was a member of the General Munitions and 
War Industries Boards, the National Board for Promo- 
tion of Rifle Practice, the Training Camps Activities 
Commission, the War Council, and was also Director of 
Purchases and Assistant to the Chief of Staff. 

He sailed for France on May 10, 191 8, in command 
of the 54th Infantry Brigade, 27th Division. He was in 
training with the British near Abbeville until July 2, 
191 8, and was then in training near Mount Kemmel 
until September 4, during which period he was in minor 
actions on the East Poperhinge Line and in the Dicke- 
busch sector. He was in the action against the Hinden- 
burg line at Bony on September 29-30 and in engagements 
near St. Soulpet and Catillon on October 18, 19, and 20. 

He was on detached service at the Grantham Ma- 
chine Gun School, England, from October 26 to Novem- 
ber 4; and was then a student officer at the Center of 
Artillery Studies, Langres, December 7, 19 18, to January 
8, 19 1 9. Upon graduating from that school, he resumed 
command of the 54th Infantry Brigade, stationed near 
Le Mans. He returned to the United States in command 
of that brigade in March, 191 9. From April 10 to May 
24, 19 1 9, he was in command of the 154th Depot Brigade, 
Camp Devens, Massachusetts. He then commanded the 
Demobilization Group at Camp Devens until September 
2, and from then until December 22, was attached to the 



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4id Infantry, at Camp Upton, New York. He was then 
assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Eastern Depart- 
ment, Governor's Island, New York, until January 12, 
1920, when, upon his own request, he retired (with the 
rank of Colonel, U. S. A.), having served for more than 
thirty-two years. 

He was especially commended in a letter from the 
Secretary of War to the Adjutant General, May 8, 191 8, 
for distinguished service on the General Staff and for 
the proficient performance of other duties. He was 
cited by the Commander-in-Chief, A. E. F., for distin- 
guished services as Commanding General, 54th Infantry 
Brigade, and by the Commanding General, 27th Divi- 
sion, for leadership in action. He was awarded the Dis- 
tinguished Service Medal for his work in the preliminary 
organization of our industries for war, and was made a 
Companion of the Bath by the King of England, in 
recognition of his services with the British forces. 



FRANK LYON POLK 

Born September 13, 1871, in New York City- 
Son of William Mechlenburg and Ida Lyon Polk 
Yale, A. B., 1894 

Frank L. Polk served throughout the World War as 
Counsellor for the State Department and Under-Secretary 
of State. 

He was a delegate to the Commission to Negotiate 
Peace, in Paris, following the signing of the armistice. 
For a time he was chairman of this delegation and was 
also Acting Secretary of State. 







Richard Peters 



timer Eddy Pin 




Frank Lyon Polk 



Lee James Perrin 



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ROGER MERRILL POOR 

Born November 10, 1883, in New York City- 
Son oj Henry William and Constance Evelyn Brandon Poor 

Harvard, A. B., igo6 

On Active Service from April 7, igiy to December 23, igi8 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force (A) 

Roger M. Poor enlisted in the New York Naval Militia 
as seaman, 2d class, on May 1, 19 16. He was promoted 
to be an electrician, 1st class, on August 15, 1916, and 
to be a machinist's mate, 1st class, on April 2, 191 7. 

He was placed on active duty on April 7, 19 17, at the 
U. S. Naval Air Station, Bay Shore, Long Island, and 
was commissioned Ensign, National Naval Volunteers, on 
June 14, 1 91 7. He served successively as instructor, naval 
aviator, executive officer, test pilot and ferry pilot. 

On March 23, 191 8, he was promoted to be a lieutenant, 
junior grade, National Naval Volunteers, and on May 1, 
191 8, was transferred to the Bureau of Operations (Air), 
Washington. On August 21, 19 18, he was ordered to 
France for duty with the Northern Bombing Group. He 
was promoted to be a Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force, Class 5, on October 1, 1918, and was then trans- 
ferred to Naval Aviation Headquarters, London. 

He returned to the United States on November 19, 
1918, and was placed on inactive duty on December 23. 



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EDWIN MAIN POST 

Born January 6, 1870, in Cincinnati, Ohio 

Son 0/ Henry Albertson van Zo and Caroline Burnet McLean Post 

Columbia, A. B., 1892 

On Active Service March 6, 1917 to July 27, 1921 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Edwin Main Post entered the armed service on March 
6, 1 91 7, as Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force. Until 
July 2, 191 7, he was enrolling officer at the Brooklyn 
Navy Yard, New York. He was then appointed com- 
manding officer of the u. s. s. Aramis, and continued as 
such until September 18, 191 7, when he was transferred 
to the u. s. s. Itasca. 

He was promoted to be a lieutenant, junior grade, on 
February 12, 191 8, and continued on duty on the Itasca 
until May 22, 191 8. He was then promoted to be a 
Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, and was as- 
signed to the u. s. s. Harrisburg, serving on that ship 
until July 19, 191 8. He was then transferred to the 
u. s. s. Rappahannock as executive officer and was pro- 
moted to be a Lieutenant Commander, U. S. Naval Re- 
serve Force, on June 16, 1919, serving as such until he 
was discharged from active service July 27, 1921. 



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GEORGE BROWNE POST 

Born July 30, 1864, in New York City 

Son of George Browne and Alice Maud Post 

Columbia, A. B., 1886 

George B. Post served for one year on Local Board 
No. 165, selective service law, New York City. He also 
served on the Food Conservation Board of Somerset 
County, New Jersey. He also served for three years on 
the Liberty Bond Committee of the New York Stock 
Exchange. 



GEORGE BROWNE POST, Jr. 

Born February 3, i8go, in New York City 
Son of George Browne and Julia Appleton Smith Post 

Harvard, S. B., 1913 

On Active Service October is, 1916 to December 18, 1919 

Latest Rank : 2d Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

George B. Post, Jr., attended the 1915 Plattsburg 
camp and on October 15, 19 16, entered the Aviation 
Section, Signal Corps, at the Officers' Training Camp, 
Kelly Field, Texas. He was commissioned 2d Lieutenant 
on December 15, 19 16. 

He was stationed at Atlanta, Georgia, and was then 
made commanding officer of the 83d Aero Squadron at 
Rantoul, Illinois. He continued to command this squad- 
ron when it was transferred to Langley Field, Virginia. 

He was later adjutant at Brindley Field, Long Island, 
New York. He was discharged on December 18, 19 19. 



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JOHN ELLIS POSTLETHWAITE 

Born October i, 1878, in Baltimore, Maryland 

Son oj William Morton and Sallie Tweed Ellis Postlethwaite 

Harvard, A.B., igoi 

On Active Service July 23, 1Q17 to January 6, igig 

Latest Rank: Captain, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. 

J. Ellis Postlethwaite was commissioned 1st Lieu- 
tenant, Ordnance Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, on 
July 23, 191 7, and on August 2 was assigned to the Ord- 
nance Department, Supply Division, at Washington, 
D. C 

On January 21, 191 8, he was promoted to be a Captain, 
Ordnance Department, and was ordered to report to the 
commanding general, A. E. F. He sailed for France on 
February 16, 19 18, on a special mission to obtain in- 
formation about ordnance supply. 

While in France he travelled extensively and was for 
a short time at the front in the St. Mihiel sector. He 
also attended the ordnance school at Advance Depot 
No. 1. On May 28, 1918, he returned to the United 
States as a military courier, bringing, also, special in- 
formation about ordnance supply. He was discharged 
on January 6, 191 9. 




Edwin Main Post 



John Ellis PostIethwait( 




Roger Merrill Poor 



Alexander Dallas Bache Pratt 



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ALONZO POTTER 

Born June 6, 1872, in Newport, Rhode Island 

Son 0/ Henry C. and Eliza R. Potter 

Yale, A. B., 1894 

Alonzo Potter served as Chairman, Finance Committee, 
American Red Cross, for North Suffolk County, New 
York. He was also Chairman, North Suffolk County 
Liberty Loan Committee, District Committee No. 6, 
2d Federal Reserve District. 



EDWARD CLARKSON POTTER 

Born August 11, 1862, in New York City- 
Son of Edward Tuckerman and Julia Blatcbford Potter 

Edward C. Potter served as Secretary, Young Men's 
Christian Association, from December 19, 191 7, to De- 
cember 12, 191 8. During this period he was in France 
with the Foyer du Soldat. 

He was stationed at Romigny from January 10, 19 18, 
until driven by the advance of the German army across 
the Chemin des Dames at the end of May. He was 
stationed at Damery-sur-Marne from June 10, 19 18, un- 
til July 16, 191 8, and was driven out by the German of- 
fensive which started on July 14. On August 3, 19 18, he 
advanced with the French army in pursuit of the Ger- 
mans as far as L'hery, where the French army was held 
up until October 3. He again advanced with the French 



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army, crossing the Aisne, where he remained until after 
the signing of the armistice. 

He returned to the United States early in 19 19 and 
from February 17, 1919, until September 15, 1919, served 
with the American Red Cross with the rank of major. 
He was on duty at U. S. Hospital No. 1, New York City, 
where he had charge of Red Cross activities for shell- 
shocked soldiers in Ward 55. 

He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre for his 
services with the Foyer du Soldat. 



J. W. FULLER POTTER 

Born February 7, 188 1, in Schenectady, New York 

Son of Eliphalet Nott and Helen Fuller Potter 

On Active Service November 8, 1917 to December 5, 1918 

Latest Rank : Major, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

Early in July, 19 17, J. W. Fuller Potter was appointed 
aide to the police commissioner of New York City, and 
was later special deputy police commissioner in charge 
of the so-called "Bomb Squad." This was a special 
squad of picked detectives organized by Police Com- 
missioner Arthur Woods to work in co-operation with 
the various federal bureaus in connection with spy cases, 
enemy aliens, and anarchists. 

In November, 191 7, about thirty members of this 
squad enlisted in the army and were appointed sergeants 
in the Intelligence Police Corps, attached to the Mili- 
tary Intelligence Division. J. W. Fuller Potter was com- 
missioned Captain, Military Intelligence Division, and 




Geraldyn Livingston Redmond Roland Livingston Redmond 




John Wallace Riddle 



Henry Baldwin Hyde Ripley 



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was placed in command of this squad, with headquarters 
at Police Headquarters, New York City. He was later 
promoted to be a Major, Military Intelligence Division, 
and continued on that duty until the time of his dis- 
charge, December 5, 19 18. 



ROBERT BURNSIDE POTTER 

Born January 29, 1869, in New York City- 
Son of Robert Brown and Abby Austin Stevens Potter 
Harvard, A. B., 1891 

R. Burnside Potter served as civilian expert aide to 
the Navy Department from February 2, 19 18, until 
April 1, 19 1 9. He was stationed at the Naval Observa- 
tory, Bureau of Navigation. He was inspector of tele- 
scopes and nautical instruments and did experimental 
work in optics for naval vessels. 



ROBERT POTTER 

Born May 17, 1864, in New York City 

Son of Edward Tuckerman and Julia Blatchjord Potter 

On Active Service April 3, 1917 to March 1, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Robert Potter entered the armed service on April 3, 
191 7, as an Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force. Until 
April 21, 191 7, he was on duty at the U. S. Naval Train- 
ing Station, Newport, Rhode Island. He was then or- 
dered to report to the Commander, Naval Forces, Sec- 
ond Naval District, and was on duty at Second Naval 



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District headquarters until March 22, 191 8, as Com- 
mander, Shore Patrol. 

On March 22, 191 8, he was appointed Acting Com- 
manding Officer, 2d Naval District Receiving Bar- 
racks, Newport, Rhode Island. He was promoted to be 
a lieutenant, junior grade, on May 1, 191 8, and was 
placed on inactive duty on March 1, 1919. 



ALEXANDER DALLAS BACHE PRATT 

Born August q, 1883, in New York City- 
Son of Dallas Bache and Mary Gordon Landon Pratt 

Princeton, A. B., igo4 

On Active Service May 12, 1Q17 to January 21, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Alexander D. B. Pratt received his preliminary mili- 
tary training as a sergeant in Squadron A, New York 
National Guard, from which he was discharged in Janu- 
ary, 191 1. He attended the first Officers' Training Camp 
at Plattsburg, from which he was commissioned 1st 
Lieutenant, Infantry, on August 15, 19 17, and assigned 
to the 307th Infantry, 77th Division, Camp Upton, 
New York, as an officer of Company B. 

He sailed for France with the 307th Infantry in April, 
19 1 8, and went into training with the 39th British Di- 
vision behind St. Omer. In June he proceeded to the 
Baccarat sector (Vosges) where he was slightly wounded 
in action. 

In July he was appointed to the staff of the Com- 
manding General, 154th Infantry Brigade, 77th Division, 



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as liaison officer; and on August 1 was transferred to 
Headquarters, 77th Division, as aide-de-camp to Major 
General George B. Duncan. He was then promoted to 
be a captain and was ordered to the United States, ar- 
riving at Newport News, Virginia, on September 1, 1918. 
From September 15 to October 15 he was at Camp Dix, 
New Jersey, and was then ordered to Camp Lewis, Wash- 
ington, to command Company C, 44th Infantry, 13th 
Division. 

In December, 19 18, he was transferred to Fort Law- 
ton, Washington, and in January to Spokane, Washing- 
ton, where he became the commanding officer of Fort 
George Wright. He was discharged on January 21, 191 9. 

Captain Pratt was cited in the general orders of the 
77th Division for gallantry in action. 



JOHN TEELE PRATT 

Born December 25, 1873, zn Brooklyn, New York 

Son oj Charles and Mary Richardson Pratt 

Amherst, A. B., i8g6 ; Harvard, LL. B., igoo 

John T. Pratt was a member of the French Commis- 
sion, American Red Cross, from February 4 to December 
1, 191 8. He was manager of the Military Affairs De- 
partment, Paris, and held the rank of major. 



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JOHN HILL PRENTICE 

Born July n, 1874, in Sayville, Connecticut 

Son of John and Caroline Hill Prentice 

Columbia, A. B., 1897 ; A. M., i8g8 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to February 20, 1919 

Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

John Hill Prentice attended the first Officers' Train- 
ing Camp at Plattsburg, from which he was commissioned 
Captain, Infantry, on August 15, 191 7, and assigned to 
the 307th Infantry, 77th Division, Camp Upton, New 
York. 

He sailed for France with the 307th Infantry in April, 
1 91 8, and served first with the British 39th Division in 
the training area back of St. Omer, then in the Baccarat 
sector (Vosges). He was ordered to the 5th Corps for 
three weeks and rejoined his regiment on the Vesle River. 
The 77th Division then moved to the Argonne for the 
attack of September 26, 19 18. Captain Prentice took 
part in the Meuse-Argonne offensive and was promoted 
to be a major, commanding the 2d Battalion, 307th 
Infantry, on October 12. 

He was wounded by a machine gun bullet near Oches, 
November 4, and was cited in the general orders of the 
77th Division for his gallantry at that time. Having been 
evacuated, he preceded his organization to the United 
States, where he was discharged on February 20, 19 19. 



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RALPH JULIUS PRESTON 

Born May 27, 1865, in Jamestown, New York 

Son 0/ Jerome and Hannah Broadhead Preston 

Died of illness, October 25, igig 

Ralph J. Preston joined the American Relief Clearing 
House in 1915. On about June 1, 191 7, he entered the 
service of the American Red Cross as major and was ap- 
pointed a member of the American Red Cross Commis- 
sion for Europe. He was on duty at General Head- 
quarters, Paris, except for occasional tours of inspection. 
He was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Amer- 
ican Red Cross, in August, 191 8, and was decorated 
Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur. He died of illness on 
October 25, 191 9. 



WILLIAM PAYNE THOMPSON PRESTON 

Born March 21, i8g$, in Colorado Springs, Colorado 
Son of Ralph J. and Elizabeth Thompson Preston 

Harvard, A. B., IQ17 
On Active Service May 12, iqij to March 6, igig 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

William P. T. Preston served with the Norton-Harjes 
Ambulance Unit on the French front from March to 
September, 191 5. He then returned to the United 
States, and from April, 191 6, to April, 19 17, was a pri- 
vate in Battery A, 1st Field Artillery, Massachusetts 



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National Guard. With this organization he saw service 
on the Mexican border from July to October, 191 6. 

He attended the first Officers' Training Camp at Platts- 
burg, from which he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
Field Artillery, on August 15, 191 7. He then sailed for 
France, where he attended the French Artillery School 
at Fontainebleau from September to December, 19 17. 
From January to March, 191 8, he attended the French 
General Staff College and was then assigned to the office 
of the Chief of Staff, G. H. Q., A. E. F. 

In July, 191 8, he was transferred to Headquarters, 
165th Infantry, 42d Division, on the Champagne front. 
He served with that regiment during July and August, 
taking part in the offensive on the Ourcq beyond Cha- 
teau-Thierry and the Oise-Aisne offensive. He was pro- 
moted to be a 1 st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, on August 
10, 1918. 

From September to December, 191 8, he was on duty 
at Headquarters, 63d Infantry Brigade, 32d Division, as 
aide-de-camp to Brigadier General Frank R. McCoy. 
In that capacity he took part in the Meuse-Argonne of- 
fensive and was in the front line with the 32d Division 
from September 30 to October 20, 191 8. 

He continued as aide-de-camp to Brigadier General 
McCoy until February, 191 9, when he returned to the 
United States and was discharged on March 6, 19 19. 



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FREDERICK HENRY PRINCE, Jr. 

Born April 10, 1885, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son oj Frederick Henry and Abigail Norman Prince 

Harvard, 1908 

On Active Service January 16, 1916 to January 8, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Frederick Henry Prince, Jr., enlisted as a private 
in the French army on January 16, 191 6. He was a 
member of the Foreign Legion, on detached service 
with the Aviation Service. He was an eleve pilote at 
Pau and at Buc, became a pilote aviateur in the early 
part of May, 191 6, and then trained at Pau to become a 
pilote de chasse. He was promoted to be a pilote de 
chasse on May 19, 1916, and to be a brigadier in June. 
He attended the Aerial Gunnery School at Cazaux and 
then returned to Pau to attend the Battle School. 

Upon the death of his brother, Norman Prince, organ- 
izer of the Lafayette Squadron, Frederick H. Prince, Jr., 
took the Iatter's place in the Lafayette Squadron (N 124). 
He took part in the battles of the Somme, Artois, and 
Champagne and the second battle of the Somme, 1918. 
He was promoted to be a marechel de Iogis in March, 
19 1 7, and returned to Squadron N 124. 

In April, 191 7, he was ordered to Washington, D. C 
He returned to France in September, 191 7, and was 
attached to the 26th Division, A. E. F., as liaison officer- 
He was promoted to be an adjutant, French army, in 
December, 191 7. In June, 191 8, he was discharged from 
the French army in order to return to America to join 
the United States army. 



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He was commissioned ist Lieutenant, Quartermaster 
Corps, on August 8, 191 8, and was assigned to the 428th 
Motor Transport Train. He was later transferred to 
the infantry and was assigned to Headquarters, 16th 
Infantry Brigade, 8th Division, as aide-de-camp to 
Major General R. E. Bradley. He sailed for France on 
September 28, 19 18, and returned to the United States 
on January 1, 19 19. He was discharged on January 8, 
1919. 



NORMAN PRINCE 

Born August 22, 1887, in Boston Massachusetts, 
Son of Frederick Henry and Abigail Norman Prince 

Harvard, A. B. (iqo8), iqoq; LL. B., iqii 

On Active Service March 4, igi$ to October 15, igi6 

Died, of injury received in action, October 15, igi6 

Latest Rank : Sous-Lieutenant, French Army 

Norman Prince enlisted as a private in the French 
army on March 4, 1915. He was transferred to the 
Aviation Service and attended the Pau R. G. A. (Reserve 
Generale d' Aviation) and the G. D. E. (Grande Division 
d'EcoIes). He was promoted to be a corporal in April, 
191 5, and on May 1 was breveted pilot. He was pro- 
moted to be a sergeant in June, 1915, and to be an ad- 
jutant on July 16, 1 91 6. He was commissioned sous- 
lieutenant just before he was killed. 

From May 20, 1915, to February 15, 19 16, he was in 
action at the front with the Escadrille V. B. (Voison 
Bombardement) 108 and with the Escadrille V. B. 113. 
He then founded the famous Escadrille Lafayette (N 124), 




NORMAN PRINCE 



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to which he was officially transferred on April 20, 19 16. 

He was injured in landing after an aerial combat near 
Luxeuil on October 12 and died in a hospital in Gerardmer 
(Vosges), on October 15, 191 6. 

He was officially credited with the destruction of five 
enemy airplanes, and received the following decorations: 
Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur, Medaille Militaire, Croix 
de Guerre with three palms and star. The star was 
awarded for being cited in I'Ordre du Jour of his division 
for having been the only one of twenty-five aviators to 
reach Douai in 1915. The first palm was awarded for 
being cited in I'Ordre du Jour of the French army for 
having brought down an enemy avion. The second 
palm was awarded for having brought down two enemy 
avions on the same day. The third palm was awarded 
at the same time for having brought down a fourth 
enemy avion and for meritorious service in a raid on the 
Mauser Ammunition Works at Oberndorff. 

His citations read as follows: 

Au G. Q. G., 15 aout, 1915. 

Le Chef du Service Aeronautique cite a I'Ordre 
du 3 e Groupe d'Escadrille de Bombardement : 

Norman Prince, Sergent Pilote a PEscadrille 
V. B. 108. 

Citoyen americain, engage volontaire pour la 
duree de la guerre. Excellent polite militaire, 
qui a toujours fait preuve de la plus grande 
audace et de presence d'esprit; toujours impa- 
tient a partir, a pris a des nombreuses expeditions 
de bombardement, particulierement heureuses 
dans une region ou Fartillerie ennemie, par Ia- 
quelle son avion fut maintes fois atteint, rendait 
la tache difficile. ^ 



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Medaille Militaire: 

26 septembre, 19 16 

J. O. du 3 novembre, 191 6. 
Prince, Norman, Adjudant a I'Escadrille N. 

124. 
Engage volontaire pour Ie duree da la guerre, 
a fait preuve en toutes circonstances, des plus 
belles qualites de bravoure et de I'audace, Iivrant 
journellement de multiples combats dans Ies 
Iignes allemandes; Ie 23 aout, 1916, a force un 
appareil ennemi a atterir et a abattu un deuxieme 
Ie 9. Deja blesse et cite a I'Ordre. 

Legion d'Honneur (Chevalier): 

Au G. Q. G., i er novembre, 191 6. 

Prince, Norman, M le 939, Adjudant Pilote a. 
I'Escadrille N. 124. 

En escadrille depuis dix-neuf mois, s'est signale 
par une bravoure et un devouement hors de pair 
dans I'execution de nombreuses expeditions de 
bombardement et de chasse. A ete tres grieve- 
ment blesse Ie 12 octobre, 191 6, apres avoir 
abattu un avion allemand. Deja. Medaille 
Militaire. 



JOEL ROBERTS POINSETT PRINGLE 

Born February 4, 1873, * n Georgetown, South Carolina 

Son of Dominick Lynch and Caroline Lowndes Pringle 

United States Naval Academy, i8q2 

On Active Service September 6, 1888. On Active duty at the date of 

publication 

Latest Rank : Captain, U. S. Navy 

J. R. Poinsett Pringle entered the U. S. Naval Acad- 
emy, on September 6, 1888, and graduated on June 5, 
1892, as Ensign, U. S. Navy. 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 283 

He received promotions up to Captain, U. S. Navy, on 
August 31, 191 7. He was in command of the u. s. s. 
Idaho, at the date of publication of this record. He re- 
ceived the following decorations: Distinguished Service 
Medal, West Indian Campaign Medal, Cuban Pacifica- 
tion Medal, Mexican Service Medal, Victory Medal, 
Companion, St. Michael and St. George. 



ROBERT DUNBAR PRUYN 

Born October 11, 1880, in Albany, New York 

Son of Robert C. and Anna M. Williams Pruyn 

Harvard, 1Q02 

On Active Service September 5, igi8 to December, igi8 

Latest Rank: Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Robert D. Pruyn entered the armed service on Sep- 
tember 3, 19 1 8, as a student at the Field Artillery Cen- 
tral Officers' Training School at Camp Zachary Taylor, 
Kentucky. He was not commissioned because of the 
signing of the armistice before the completion of his 
course. 

HERBERT RIVINGTON PYNE 

Born January 16, i8g2, in New York City 
Son oj Percy Rivington and Maud Howland Pyne 

Princeton, A. B., IQ14 

On Active Service August 26, igi7 to December 31, igi8 

Latest Rank : 2d Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

H. Rivington Pyne served as assistant to Dr. M. T. 
Bogart, Chairman of the Chemistry Committee, Na- 
tional Research Council, Washington, D. C, from May 



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to August, 1 91 7. He then entered the Aviation Ground 
School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Bos- 
ton, on September 3, 191 7. He was transferred, one 
week later, to the ground school at Princeton University 
and subsequently received flying instruction at Mineola, 
Long Island, New York, and at Gerstner Field, Lake 
Charles, Louisiana. 

He was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, Air Service, at 
Lake Charles, on February 15, 19 18, and was then sent 
to Camp Dick, Dallas, Texas. On April 1, 191 8, he was 
transferred to Taylor Field, Montgomery, Alabama, as 
instructor in flying. In October, 19 18, he returned to 
Gerstner Field, Lake Charles, for a final course in bomb- 
ing instruction, and was on duty there when the armistice 
was signed. 



PERCY RIVINGTON PYNE, 2d 

Born June 23, 1882, in New York City- 
Son of Moses Taylor and Margaretta Stockton Pyne 
Princeton, A. B., IQ03 

Percy R. Pyne, 2d, served as Assistant Director and 
Business Manager, and later as Acting Director, Council 
of National Defense, Washington, D. C, from April 6, 
191 7, to December 20, 191 8. He was decorated by the 
Belgian Government, Chevalier, Ordre de la Couronne, 
May 6, 1919. 




Percy Rivington Pyne, 2d 



Percy Rivington Pyne, Jr. 




John Teele Pratt 



Isaac Newton Rae 



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PERCY RIVINGTON PYNE, Jr. 

Born November 9, i8g6, in Tuxedo Park, New York 

Son of Percy Rivington and Maud Howland Pyne 

Princeton, A. B. (1919), 1918; Oxford, A. B., 1921 

On Active Service June 25, 1917 to January 25, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Percy R. Pyne, Jr., enlisted in the Aviation Section, 
Signal Corps, on June 25, 191 7, and attended the avia- 
tion ground school at Princeton, New Jersey. 

He sailed for France on September 20, 191 7, and ar- 
rived at Issoudun on October 5. He trained there and 
at Tours from October, 19 17, to March, 191 8. He then 
received his commission, for which he had been recom- 
mended several months before, as 1st Lieutenant, Avia- 
tion Section, Signal Corps (later Air Service). 

During the last two weeks of April, 191 8, he served at 
Furbara, Italy, and at the end of May was sent to Orly, 
France, as a ferry pilot. On June 25, he was assigned 
to the 103d Spad Squadron, then attached to the 4th 
French Army in the north, but which moved to Toul 
to form the 2d Pursuit Group. He joined the squadron 
there on about July 1, 19 18. 

He patrolled the Toul sector from Toul Field until 
August, when his squadron was moved to Vaucouleurs 
to form the 3d Pursuit Group. He remained at Vau- 
couleurs until September 19, 191 8, doing ordinary pa- 
trol work and taking part in the St. Mihiel offensive, 
during which he was employed in machine gunning the 



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roads. On about September 19 he moved to Lisle-en- 
Barrois, and from that field and subsequently from Fau- 
concourt he daily took part in the Meuse-Argonne offen- 
sive. 

He sailed from Brest for the United States on January 
10, 191 9, and was discharged on January 25, 1919. 

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for 
"extraordinary heroism in action near Dun-sur-Meuse, 
October 23, 191 8," when, while acting as protection for 
three observation machines, he attacked and drove off 
five enemy machines, Fokker type, later attacking a 
formation of seven Fokker machines and bringing down 
one of them. 



ISAAC NEWTON RAE 

Born August 31, 1882, in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York 

Son of Thomas Whiteside and Minnie Wortbington Rae 

Yale, Ph. B., 1904 

On Active Service June, 191 7 to January, 19 19 

Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

I. Newton Rae attended the Seaman's Institute, New 
York, in March, 191 7, and in June, 191 7, received a 
temporary commission as Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force. He was stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard 
until June 15, when he was detailed to the Officers' 
School, Columbia University. He graduated in July, 
191 7, and was assigned to Section Base No. 6, in charge 
of Chaser Crew No. 8. 

In September, 191 7, he was transferred to the u. s. s. 
Aramis, at City Island, as executive officer. During his 



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service on this boat, engaged in experimental work and 
patrol duty, his commission was confirmed. 

In March, 191 8, he applied for overseas duty and was 
accordingly detached from the Aramis and ordered to 
the Fourth Naval District headquarters for assignment. 
He was assigned to the Navy Route Office, and remained 
on duty there until January, 191 9, when he was placed 
on inactive duty. 



GERALDYN LIVINGSTON REDMOND 

Born December g, i8g^, in New York City 

Son of Geraldyn and Estelle Livingston Redmond 

Princeton, IQ17 

On Active Service May 23, igi8 to November 18, igi8 

Latest Rank : Chief Quartermaster, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Geraldyn L. Redmond attended the 191 5 Plattsburg 
camp as a private and corporal. In April, 191 6, he en- 
listed in the 1st Armored Motor Battery, New York 
National Guard, serving as private and corporal. He 
was called to active duty on June 23, 191 6, and was 
attached to Division Headquarters, Quartermaster Corps, 
New York National Guard. He returned to inactive 
duty on August 24, 191 6. 

On February 4, 191 7, he was again placed on active 
duty, guarding the Croton Aqueduct, New York, for 
several weeks. He was discharged from the New York 
National Guard in May, 191 7, because of physical dis- 
ability. 

He then enlisted in the Norton-Harjes Ambulance 
and sailed for France on July 23, 191 7. Upon arriv- 



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ing, August 4, he went into training at Sandricourt, 
attached to Section 57. He left for Chalons on August 
15 and a few days later was appointed second in com- 
mand of the section. He remained on active duty at 
Somme-Suippe, transporting wounded until October 8, 
when the section was taken over by the U. S. Army. He 
was offered a commission as 1st Lieutenant in the Am- 
bulance Corps, but was rejected because of physical dis- 
ability. 

He returned to the United States on November 17, 
191 7, and enlisted in the Office of Naval Intelligence as a 
voluntary aide. He remained there until May 2, 19 18. 
He then enlisted as Chief Quartermaster, Aviation Sec- 
tion, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, and was detailed for 
instruction as student flight officer, to Company 23, Naval 
Aviation Detachment, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- 
nology, Boston. Upon completing the course, on Au- 
gust 29, he was assigned to the Naval Air Station, Bay 
Shore, Long Island. He remained on duty there, re- 
ceiving instruction in flying, until placed on the inactive 
list, November 18, 1918. 



ROLAND LIVINGSTON REDMOND 

Born September 15, i8q2, in Tivoli, New York 
Son oj Geraldyn and Estelle Livingston Redmond 

Harvard, A. B., 191$ 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to March 2, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Roland L. Redmond attended the first Officers' Train- 
ing Camp at Plattsburg, from which he was commis- 




Edward Clarkson Potter 



J. W. Fuller Potter 




Robert Potter 



Robert Burnside Potter 



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sioned 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, on August 15, 
1917, and ordered overseas. He sailed from New York 
on September 8 and upon his arrival in France was de- 
tailed to the French Artillery School at Fontainebleau. 
He remained there until December 1, 191 7, when he was 
detailed to the 1st Corps Artillery School (U. S. A.) at 
Gondrecourt, as instructor. 

On April 24, 19 18, he was attached to the staff (G — 2) 
of the 1 st Army Corps and while on that duty took part 
in the Chateau-Thierry offensive in July. On August 
10, 1 91 8, he was transferred to the 306th Field Artillery, 
77th Division. With that organization he went through 
the Oise-Aisne and the Meuse-Argonne offensives. 

On December 3, 19 18, he was attached to Headquarters, 
District of Paris, where he served until his return to the 
United States and his discharge in March, 191 9. 



EUGENE SUGNY REYNAL 

Born November 2, 1876, in New York City- 
Son of Jules and Nathalie F. Higgins Reynal 
On Active Service July 10, 1Q17 to January 6, iqiq 
Latest Rank : Major, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Eugene S. Reynal was commissioned Captain, Quarter- 
master Corps, on July 10, 19 17, and was assigned to duty 
with the Remount Division. He was stationed at Kan- 
sas City, Missouri, and later at Front Royal, Virginia. 

He arrived in France on March 27, 19 18, and was sta- 
tioned at Plaisance du Douch from April 29 to July 8, 
1 91 8. He was then sent to Spain, where he served from 



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July 19 to November 22, 1918. Following that, he re- 
turned to the United States and was discharged at 
Hoboken, New Jersey, on January 6, 19 19. 



JOHN WALLACE RIDDLE 

Born July 12, 1864, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of John Wallace and Rebecca Blair McClure Riddle 

Harvard, A. B., 1887 

John Wallace Riddle served as a civilian volunteer in 
the Military Intelligence Branch of the General Staff, at 
the Army War College, Washington, D. C, from Sep- 
tember 20, 191 7, to January, 191 9. His duties consisted 
of writing political precis, collating political information 
from neutral and enemy countries, preparing a bulletin 
of weekly events in foreign countries, translating reports, 
documents, and treatises from foreign languages into 
English. 



HENRY BALDWIN HYDE RIPLEY 

Born November ig, i88g, in New York City 
Son of Sidney Dillon and Mary Baldwin Hyde Ripley 

Harvard, A. B., igi2 

On Active Service May 14, 1Q17 to September 2Q, igiy 

Latest Rank: Officer Candidate, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A. 

Henry B. H. Ripley was a member of the 12th Infan- 
try, New York National Guard, from June 2, 19 14, to 
May 8, 191 6. During the first year he was a 2d Lieu- 



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tenant; during the second year a 1st Lieutenant. On 
December 13, 1916, he was assigned to the 15th Infan- 
try, New York National Guard, as 1st Lieutenant, and 
served with that organization until March 12, 1917. On 
May 3, 19 1 6, he was placed on the reserve list of the New 
York National Guard as 1st Lieutenant, Infantry. This 
commission he held at the time of the signing of the ar- 
mistice. 

On May 14, 19 17, he attended the first Officers' Train- 
ing Camp at Plattsburg. On June 15 he was transferred 
to the Officers' Training Camp at Fortress Monroe, 
Virginia, for a course of training for a commission in the 
Coast Artillery Corps. He completed this course on 
August 14, 191 7, and then returned to Plattsburg for the 
second Officers' Training Camp, beginning August 24. 
On September 22 he returned to Fortress Monroe for a 
second course of training for the Coast Artillery Corps, 
but was discharged on September 29, 191 7, because of 
physical disqualifications. 



FRANCIS BAYARD RIVES 

Born January 11, i8go, in New York City- 
Son 0/ George Lockhart and Sara Whiting Rives 
Yale, A. B., 191 1 ; Columbia, LL. B., 1915 
On Active Service May 8, 1917 to February 26, 1919 
Latest Rank : Captain, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

F. Bayard Rives enlisted as a private in Troop E, 1st 
Cavalry, New York National Guard, on November 7, 
191 2. After serving a year with this organization he was 



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transferred to Troop B, Squadron A, New York National 
Guard. He was discharged on November 6, 19 15, and 
immediately re-enlisted in the same organization. He 
was promoted to be a corporal on June 28, 1916, and 
served on the Mexican border, at McAIIen, Texas, from 
July 13 to December 20, 191 6. He was commissioned 
Captain, Cavalry Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, on 
December 1, 191 6, and received his discharge from the 
National Guard, in order to accept this commission, on 
March 12, 191 7. 

He was ordered to active duty on May 8, 19 17, at the 
first Officers' Training Camp, Fort Myer, Virginia. 
Upon completion of the course he resigned his commis- 
sion as captain because of physical disqualifications, and 
accepted a commission as 2d Lieutenant, Adjutant Gen- 
eral's Department, August 15, 191 7. He was assigned to 
the Statistical Section and was ordered to Camp McCIel- 
Ian, Alabama, where he was assigned to duty with the 
Adjutant, 29th Division. 

On October 16, 191 7, he was detailed to the office of 
the Chief of Staff, 29th Division, on intelligence duty, and 
on October 20 was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant, Sig- 
nal Corps. In December he was ordered to France as 
Billeting Officer, 29th Division, but these orders were re- 
voked and he was assigned to duty with the Chief of the 
Military Intelligence Section, General Staff, Washing- 
ton, D. C. He was on duty there from February 9 to 
August 8, 1 91 8. During this time, July 29, 1918, he was 
promoted to be a captain and was placed in charge of 
plant protection. 

On August 8, 191 8, he was ordered to report to the 



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Commanding General, A. E. F., Siberia, and reported at 
Vladivostok on September 30. He was assigned to Head- 
quarters, A. E. F., Siberia, as assistant intelligence of- 
ficer in charge of negative intelligence and as liaison 
officer with Japanese General Headquarters. He re- 
turned to the United States in January, 191 9, and was 
discharged at San Francisco, California, on February 
26, 1919. 



GEORGE BARCLAY RIVES 

Born June ig, 1874, in New York City- 
Son of George Lockbart and Caroline Morris Kean Rives 
Princeton, A. B., i8q6 

George Barclay Rives entered the diplomatic service 
on March 15, 19 15, as special assistant to Mr. James W. 
Gerard, the American ambassador at Berlin. He served 
in that capacity until the breaking off of diplomatic re- 
lations, when he returned with Mr. Gerard to the United 
States, March 17, 19 17. During his service at Berlin, 
May, 1 91 5, he was sent on a special confidential mission 
to the American ambassador at Paris. 

After his return to the United States he served on 
local committees of the American Red Cross and Y. M. 
C. A. He was registered for service under the selective 
service law on September 12, 191 8, but was not called. 



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REGINALD BULKELEY RIVES 

Born April g, i8go, in New York City 

Son of Reginald William and Mary Caroline Bulkeley Rives 

Princeton, igi2 

On Active Service May 12, igi7 to December 13, igi8 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Reginald Bulkeley Rives served for eight years in 
Squadron A, New York National Guard, as private and 
as corporal. During this period he served for six months 
on the Mexican border, July, 191 6, to January, 19 17. 

He entered the first Officers' Training Camp at Platts- 
burg on May 12, 1917, and graduated on August 15 as 
2d Lieutenant, Infantry. He was assigned to Company 
B, 305th Machine Gun Battalion, 77th Division, Camp 
Upton, New York. He was detailed to the machine gun 
school at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, during December, 191 7, 
and January, 1918, and was commissioned 1st Lieuten- 
ant, Infantry, on January 1, 191 8. 

He sailed for France from Portland, Maine, on March 
29, and went into training with the British 39th Division 
behind St. Omer. He was attached as an observer for 
a week to the 38th British Machine Gun Battalion in the 
vicinity of Albert. On July 7, 191 7, he accompanied his 
own battalion to the front in the Baccarat sector (Vosges). 
Soon after that he was ordered to the United States for 
promotion and assignment to a new division. Upon his 
arrival, July 21, 19 18, he was assigned to Camp Hancock, 
Georgia, as instructor at the machine gun training centre. 
He continued on this duty until his discharge on Decem- 
ber 13, 1918. 




Reginald Bulkelev Rives 



Francis Bayard Rives 




Warren Delano Robbins 



••••'•'r'-^Mrfl 

Harry Pelham Robbins 



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FRANCIS LeBARON ROBBINS, Jr. 

Born May 3, 1884, in Geneva, Switzerland 

Son oj Francis LeBaron and Lucy Morton Hartpence Robbins 

Williams, A. B., igo6 ; Harvard, LL. B., igio 

On Active Service August 15, 1Q17 to February 1, 191Q 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Ordnance Department, U. S. A. 

Prior to entering the armed service, F. LeBaron Robbins, 
Jr., was for two years a member of a civilian class in 
field artillery held in New York City under instruction 
of members of the faculty of the United States Military 
Academy, West Point. 

He took up work of field artillery supply in the Ord- 
nance Department on July, 191 7, and was commissioned 
Captain, Ordnance Department, on August 15, 191 7. He 
was promoted to be a major on January 15, 191 8, and 
was placed in charge of the Field Artillery Branch, Sup- 
ply Division, Ordnance Department, at Washington, 
D. C. He was in charge of the supplying of all field ar- 
tillery materiel to troops training in the United States as 
well as in the A. E. F. Subsequently his branch supplied 
the heavy as well as the light artillery materiel, including 
tractors, tanks, railroad artillery, trench mortars, and 
special artillery motor equipment. 

He was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Ordnance 
Department, on October 16, 191 8, and was appointed 
assistant to the Chief of the Artillery Division, Ordnance 
Department. For some months he was Acting Chief, 
Artillery Division. 

He was discharged on February 1, 1919, and subse- 
quently was recommissioned Colonel, Field Artillery 
Section, Officers' Reserve Corps. 



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HARRY PELHAM ROBBINS 

Born in New York City- 
Son of Henry Asber and Elizabeth Pelbam Bond Robbins 
Columbia, A. B., 18Q4 

Prior to the World War, Harry P. Robbins was a mem- 
ber of Troop A, Squadron A, New York National Guard. 
From April, 1918, to February, 19 19, he served as 1st 
Lieutenant, 12th Infantry, New York Guard, and was on 
duty drilling recruits under the selective service law. 



WARREN DELANO ROBBINS 

Born September 3, 1885, in Brooklyn, New York 

Son of Charles Albert and Katharine Delano Robbins 

Harvard, A. B., igo8 

Warren Delano Robbins entered the diplomatic ser- 
vice in 1 910. When the United States entered the World 
War, he was on duty as Assistant Chief, Latin- American 
Division, Department of State. He was, however, de- 
tailed as special aide of the Department of State to the 
French mission, headed by M. Viviani and Marshal 
Joffre. After the departure of that mission he was as- 
signed as aide to the Belgian and Italian War Missions. 
Following that, he was appointed First Secretary, 
American Embassy, Buenos Aires, where he subse- 
quently became charge d'affaires for five months, until 
the signing of the armistice. In December, 191 8, he was 
transferred to Santiago, Chile, as First Secretary, Ameri- 



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can Embassy. He was charge d'affaires there for about 
four months and returned to the Department of State 
in 1920. He was then appointed chief of the Division 
of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State. 



GRAHAM ROBERTS 

Born May 3, 1885, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of Algeron Sydney and Caroline Hazlehurst Thomson Roberts 

Yale, Pb. B., 190s 

On Active Service September 17, 1917 to December 31, 1918 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Graham Roberts volunteered for army service in July, 
19 1 7, and was placed on active duty on September 17 as 
1 st Lieutenant, Air Service, commanding the 97th Aero 
Squadron. He sailed for France with his squadron in 
October, 191 7, and was stationed at Clermont- Ferrond, 
where he assisted in the organization of a school of aerial 
bombing. 

In August, 1 91 8, he was ordered to Headquarters, 
Air Service, at Paris. He was assigned to the Airplane 
and Motor Division and was placed in charge of the 
American airplanes and motors in this division. He was 
also the accountability officer for all airplanes and 
motors used by the United States Army in France. 

He returned to the United States in December, and 
was discharged December 31, 19 18. 



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THOMAS MARKOE ROBERTSON 

Born January 10, i8jg, in New York City- 
Son oj Robert Henderson and Charlotte M. Robertson 
Yale, A. B., igoi 
On Active Service January 4, igi8 to April, igig 
Latest Rank: 2d Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

T. Markoe Robertson was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
Air Service, on January 4, 1918, and on February 4 was 
assigned to the 8th Construction Company, with which 
he served until April 8. He was then transferred to 
Headquarters, Air Service, London, and served there un- 
til August 4, 1 91 8. 

He was with the British Independent Air Forces at 
Xasservillers, France, from August 14 to September 1. 
From September 26 to November 11, 1918, he attended 
the Army Intelligence School (U. S. A.) at Langres, France. 
He then joined the 24th Aero Squadron, Observation 
Group, 1st Army, at Vavincourt, as intelligence officer, 
and continued on that duty until December 12, 1918. 



BEVERLEY RANDOLPH ROBINSON 

Born June 24, 1876, in New York City 

Son oj Beverley and Anna Eliza Foster Robinson 

Harvard, A. B., i8g8 

Beverley R. Robinson served in the office of the alien 
Property Custodian as a "dollar-a-year man," from about 
September 3, 191 8, to November 22, 191 8. He was 



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in charge of the Corporations and Firms Department, 
Bureau of Sales, which cared for the legal steps necessary 
in connection with preparation for sale of enemy-owned 
corporate properties in the United States seized by the 
Alien Property Custodian. 



MONCURE ROBINSON 

Born February 4, 1876, in New York City 
Son oj Edmund Randolph and Augusta Jay Robinson 
Harvard, A. B., 1898 

Moncure Robinson served with the Anglo-French Red 
Cross from March to October, 191 6. He was engaged in 
relief work at Noyon, near Compiegne, France, and in the 
devastated area bounded by Noyon, Ham, and Roye. 



MONROE DOUGLAS ROBINSON 

Born December 19, 1887, in New York City 
Son oj Douglas and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson 

Harvard, A. B., 1909 
On Active Service May 17, 1917 to May 6, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Monroe Douglas Robinson attended the first Officers* 
Training Camp, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, from May 1 7 
to August 15, 191 7. Upon graduating, he was com- 
missioned 2d Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, and 
was assigned as a supply officer to the 15 2d Depot Brigade, 
Camp Upton, New York. On December 15, 191 7, he was 



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promoted to be a Captain, Infantry, and was assigned 
to the 302d Ammunition Train, 77th Division, command- 
ing Company B. 

He sailed for France with the 77th Division on April 
26, 191 7, and was in training in the area behind St. 
Omer until June. He then moved with his organiza- 
tion into the Baccarat sector, and in August took part 
in the Oise-Aisne offensive from the Vesle to the Aisne. 

On August, 27, 1 91 7, he was assigned to command the 
302d Supply Train, 77th Division. In that capacity he 
served throughout the Meuse-Argonne offensive from 
September 26 to November 11, 19 18. After the signing 
of the armistice, he was an entertainment officer in Paris. 
He returned to the United States on April 17, 1919, and 
was discharged on May 3, 1919. 

He was cited for gallantry in the general orders of the 
77th Division. 



THEODORE DOUGLAS ROBINSON 

Born April 28, 1883, in New York City- 
Son of Douglas and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson 
Harvard, A. B., 1904 
On Active Service August 29, 1918 to December 11, 1918 
Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

T. Douglas Robinson attended the Field Artillery Cen- 
tral Officers' Training School at Camp Zachary Taylor, 
Kentucky, from August 29 to December 11, 191 8. He 
was then commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery 
Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, but was not placed on 
active duty because of the signing of the armistice. 




Graham Roberts 



Francis LeBaron Robbins, Jr. 




Edmund Maurice Burke Roche 



Francis George Burke Roche 



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EDMUND MAURICE BURKE ROCHE 

Born May 15, 1885, in London, England 

Son of James Bootbby Burke and Frances Work Roche 

Harvard, A. B., iqoq 

On Active Service August 25, igiy to June 12, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Edmund Maurice Burke Roche, Lord Fermoy, at- 
tended the second Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg, 
from which he was commissioned Captain, Infantry, on 
November 27, 19 17, and assigned to Headquarters, 153d 
Depot Brigade, 78th Division, at Camp Dix, New Jersey. 
After a month he was placed on special duty with the for- 
eign officers attached to the division. When the 78th Di- 
vision was organized for overseas service he was placed 
in command of Company D, 303d Motor Supply Train. 

He sailed for France in May, 19 18, and upon arrival 
went into training for a month at Vitrey, Haute Saone. 
He then accompanied his organization to the centre 
sector, Haute Alsace, where it joined the 29th Division. 
It remained there until the early part of September, when 
it joined the 78th Division at Toul. Captain Roche ac- 
companied the 78th Division through the St. Mihiel of- 
fensive. The division relieved the 2d Division when the 
latter had reached its objective, and held a position be- 
fore Thiaucourt with heavy losses in men. 

On October 16 the 78th Division relieved the 77th 
Division in the Meuse-Argonne offensive on the line of 
Grand Pre. During two weeks of severe fighting around 
Grand Pre and the Bois des Loges it suffered heavy 



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casualties and on five different occasions took and was 
compelled to give up the town of Grand Pre. In the 
final attack of November i it took both Grand Pre and 
the Bois des Loges, and continued the pursuit of the 
German army to the Meuse. Captain Roche took part 
in these operations with his company. 

On November 15, 191 8, he moved with his division to 
Semur-en-Auxois, where they remained until their re- 
turn to the United States in June, 1919. 



FRANCIS GEORGE BURKE ROCHE 

Born May 15, 1885, in London, England 

Second son of James Bootbby Burke and Frances Work Roche 

Harvard, A. B., 1909 

On Active Service May 21, 1917 to August 26, 1919 

Latest Rank : Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Francis G. B. Roche entered the armed service at New- 
port, Rhode Island, on May 21, 191 7, as yeoman, 3d 
class, U. S. Naval Reserve Force. In July, 191 7, he 
passed an examination for quartermaster, 3d class, and 
was assigned to Secton Patrol No. 585. In September 
he passed the examination for quartermaster, 2d class, 
and on December 26, 191 7, was commissioned Ensign, 
U. S. Naval Reserve Force. 

In February, 191 8, he was assigned to the u. s. s. 
South Carolina, where he was placed in command of a 
3-inch gun and was also junior officer of the deck. In 
June, 1 91 8, he received orders to report to Admiral Sims, 
U. S. Navy, in London and sailed from Halifax on the 
British cruiser h. m. s. Devonshire. Upon his arrival he 



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was assigned to the u. s. s. Wyoming, of the 6th Battle 
Squadron, the American unit operating with the Grand 
Fleet. On this ship he resumed his duties as junior of- 
ficer of the deck and was placed in charge of the fire con- 
trol of the 5-inch broadside battery. He was also a cod- 
ing officer. 

In December, 191 8, he was transferred to U. S. naval 
headquarters, London, as coding officer. He continued 
on that duty until July 21, 19 19, when he returned to the 
United States and was placed on inactive duty on Au- 
gust 26, 191 9. 



WILLIAM AVERY ROCKEFELLER 

Born August 8, 1896, in Tarrytown, New York 
Son 0/ William Goodsell and Elsie Stillman Rockefeller 

Yale, A. B., 1918 

On Active Service March 25, 1917 to January 17, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

William A. Rockefeller entered the armed service on 
March 23, 191 7, as an electrician, 2d class, Naval Re- 
serve Flying Corps. On March 28 he was assigned to the 
1st Yale Aviation Coast Patrol Unit, organized by F. T. 
Davison, and stationed at West Palm Beach, Florida. 

In June, 191 7, he was transferred to Huntington, Long 
Island, where he qualified as a naval aviator and was 
commissioned Ensign, Naval Reserve Flying Corps. He 
was promoted to be a Lieutenant, junior grade, U. S. 
Naval Reserve Force, on August 14, 191 7. In Septem- 
ber, 1 91 7, he was ordered to Bay Shore, Long Island, 



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where he was on duty as instructor in flying. In June, 
1 91 8, he was placed on duty at Pensacola, Florida, as in- 
structor, flight and squadron commander, and received 
instruction in night bombing. He was then ordered to 
the Miami Corps Flying Field, Florida, for instruction 
in land machine flying. 

In September, 191 8, he was ordered to France to join 
the Northern Bombing Group. This order was changed 
in London, however, and he was assigned to the U. S. 
Naval Air Station, Killingholme, England, where he re- 
mained until December, 191 8. He then returned to the 
United States and was placed on inactive duty on Janu- 
ary 17, 19 1 9. His enlistment in the U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force expired on March 23, 1921. 



THOMAS SLIDELL RODGERS 

Born August 18, 1858, in Morristown, New Jersey 

Son of C. Raymond Perry and Julia Slidell Rodgers 

U. S. Naval Academy, 1878 

On Active Service from September 24, 1874. On active service at 

date of publication 

Latest Rank : Rear-Admiral, U. S. Navy 

Thomas Slidell Rodgers entered the U. S. Navy on 
September 24, 1874, and rose through successive pro- 
motions to be a Rear- Admiral, U. S. Navy, on June 13, 

1916. 

In the Spanish- American War he saw service in the 
Philippines, off the coast of Manila. In the World War 
he commanded Squadron No. 3 and Division No. 6, 
Atlantic Fleet, operating off the coast of Ireland in 191 8. 



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ARCHIBALD ROGERS 

Born February 28, 1852, in Jersey City, New Jersey 

Son of Edmund Pendleton and Virginia Holt Dummer Rogers 

Yale, PL B., 1873 

On Active Service April 23, IQ17 to May 17, IQ17 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Archibald Rogers was commissioned Captain, New 
York National Guard, on June 3, 1886, and was ap- 
pointed aide-de-camp to the Commanding General, 2d 
Brigade. On January 1, 1895, he was commissioned 
Colonel, New York National Guard, and on December 
31, 1896, was honorably discharged. 

On April 23, 191 7, he was commissioned Lieutenant, 
U. S. Naval Reserve Force, and was placed on duty at 
Headquarters, Third Naval District, where he served 
until May 17, 191 7, when he was honorably discharged. 
He was then appointed a member of the Dutchess County 
(New York) Defense Council and was elected chairman 
of that organization on November 21, 191 7. He was ap- 
pointed chairman of the Township of Hyde Park for all 
five Liberty Loan campaigns, receiving the U. S. Treasury 
Department medal for his services. He also served as 
enrolling officer for the U. S. Shipping Board for Dutchess 
County. 

On October 23, 191 7, he was placed on the reserve list 
of the New York Guard, with the rank of colonel. On 
November 22, 191 7, he was commissioned Lieutenant 
Colonel, New York Guard, and was assigned to the 1st 
Infantry, New York Guard. 



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On April 30, 19 17, he was appointed to the Military- 
Intelligence Section, War Department, and on March 
20, 1 91 9, was placed on the reserve list of the New York 
Guard, with the rank of colonel. 



EDMUND PENDLETON ROGERS 

Born July 28, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York 

Son of Archibald and Anne Caroline Coleman Rogers 

Yale, A.B., 1Q05 

On Active Service October 21, iqi8 to November 2Q, iqi8 

Latest Rank: Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Edmund Pendleton Rogers attended the Plattsburg 
camp from August 12 to September 6, 191 5, and was a 
sergeant in Company E, 1st Training Regiment. He 
entered active service on October 21, 191 8, as a student 
at the Field Artillery Central Officers' Training School, 
Camp Taylor, Kentucky, where he was a member of the 
30th Training Battery. Because of the signing of the 
armistice he did not receive a commission. 



HERMAN LIVINGSTON ROGERS 

Born September 27, 1891, in Hyde Park, New York 

Son of Archibald and Anne Caroline Coleman Rogers 

Yale f A. B., IQ14; Massachusetts Institute oj Technology, B. S., iqi~ 

On Active Service May 14, 1917 to August 6, 1919 

Latest Rank: Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Herman L. Rogers attended the Plattsburg camp of 
1916, and entered active service on May 14, 191 7, at the 
first Officers' Training Camp, Madison Barracks, New 




Archibald Rogers Edmund Pendleton Rogers 




John Shillito Rogers Herman Livingston Rogers 



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York. Upon graduation, August 15, he was commis- 
sioned Captain, Field Artillery, and assigned as instructor 
to the second Officers' Training Camp, Fort Oglethorpe, 
Georgia. 

On December 14, 19 17, he joined the 78th Division at 
Camp Dix, New Jersey, and remained a member of that 
division until after the signing of the armistice. On De- 
cember 28 he was detailed to the Field Artillery School 
of Fire, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, from which he graduated 
on March 9, 191 8, rejoining his division at Camp Dix. 
He sailed for France on May 8, 191 8, with the advance 
school detachment of the 78th Division, joining his or- 
ganization upon their arrival. 

He was promoted to be a Major, Field Artillery, on 
August 14, 1 91 8, and was assigned to command the 2d 
Battalion, 308th Field Artillery, 153d Artillery Brig- 
ade. On August 22 his organization was brigaded with 
the infantry of the 90th Division as part of the 1st Army 
and relieved the 1st Division in the Saizerais sector. He 
took part in the St. Mihiel offensive from September 12 
to 15. On October 2 the 153d Artillery Brigade was re- 
lieved by part of the 5th Division and proceeded to the 
Argonne to rejoin the 78th Division. On October 16 
the 78th Division relieved the 77th Division on a line in 
front of Grand Pre and at the extreme left of the 1st 
Army. After more than two weeks of vigorous fighting 
on this line the 78th Division advanced in the attack of 
November 1, and in the pursuit of the German army 
reached Stonne, about sixteen kilometres south of Se- 
dan. The division was relieved on November 5 to 8 by 
the 6th Division, and marched back to Verdun. 



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On November 16, 191 8, Major Rogers was transferred 
to the 3d Division, commanding the 2d Battalion, 10th 
Field Artillery. With this organization he marched from 
Verdun to the Rhine. On December 20, he was trans- 
ferred back to the 308th Field Artillery, 78th Division. 
He was then detailed to Paris to join the rowing squad 
of the United States Army. As captain of this crew he 
took part in the Henley Regatta, England, and the Inter- 
allied games at Paris. 

He returned to the United States on August 6, 19 19, 
and was discharged the same day. He was later re- 
commissioned in the Field Artillery Section, Officers' 
Reserve Corps, as a Iieutenant*coIoneI, having been rec- 
ommended for this rank while on active service. 



JOHN SHILLITO ROGERS 

Born October 16, 1876, in New York City 
Son oj Henry Pendleton and Mary W. Sbillito Rogers 

Yale, A. B., 1898 ; Columbia, LL. B., 1901 

On Active Service October 31, 1918 to December 28, 1918 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

John S. Rogers served in Troop 3, Squadron A, New 
York National Guard, from 1898 to 1903. During the 
World War he served in France for six months as a 
Y. M. C. A. secretary, January 15 to June 18, 19 18. 
For three weeks of this period he was stationed at G. H. 
Q., A. E. F. He then spent six weeks with the 42d Di- 
vision at Luneville, at Baccarat, and at the front at 
Domjevin, all in the Lorraine sector. During the balance 



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of the six months he served as Associate Organizing Secre- 
tary, Y. M. C. A, with the Advance Section, S. O. S., or- 
ganizing canteens for three divisions. 

On October 31, 19 18, he was commissioned Captain, 
Infantry, and was assigned to the Military Intelligence 
Division, Washington, D. C, where he served as Assistant 
Divisional Personnel Officer of the Military Intelligence 
Division until he was discharged on December 31, 191 8. 



REGINALD RONALDS 

Born December, i86g, in New York City- 
Son of Peter Lorillard and Mary Frances Cater Ronalds 

Yale, PL B., 1886 

On Active Service February g, igi8 to December 13, igi8 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

During the Spanish-American War, Reginald Ronalds 
served as a private, and later a sergeant, in the 1st U. S. 
Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders). He was in the bat- 
tles of Las Guasimas and San Juan and took part in the 
siege of Santiago. He received the Spanish-American 
War medal and the medal of the Army of Occupation. 

In the World War, he was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
Air Service, on January 21, 191 8, and graduated from the 
Army School of Military Aeronautics on April 13, 191 8. 
He was placed on active duty at Souther Field, Georgia, 
and served there until discharged on December 13, 191 8. 



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ARCHIBALD BULLOCH ROOSEVELT 

Born April g, 1894, in Washington, D. C. 
Son oj Theodore and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt 

Harvard, A. B., 1917 
On Active Service May 12, 1917 to February, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

When the United States entered the World War, Archi- 
bald B. Roosevelt held a commission as 2d Lieutenant, 
Infantry Section, Officers ' Reserve Corps. He was 
placed on active duty at the first Officers ' Training Camp, 
Plattsburg, May 12, 191 7. 

He was assigned to the 16th Infantry, 1st Division, 
and sailed for France in July, 191 7. He was promoted 
to be a 1st Lieutenant, 16th Infantry, on August 15, 191 7, 
and was later promoted to be a captain. 

He was transferred to the 26th Infantry, 1st Division, 
and was in action in the Sommerville sector from October 
21 to November 20, 191 7. He was in action in the 
Ansauville sector from January 15 to March 11, 1918. 
On the latter date he was wounded. He was invalided 
to the United States on September 2, 191 8, and was 
discharged in February, 191 9. He later was recom- 
missioned Captain, Infantry Section, Officers' Reserve 
Corps. 

He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre for heroism 
at the time he was wounded. 




Thomas Slidell Rodgers 



Reginald Ronalds 




Franklin Delano Roosevelt 



Gracie Hall Roosevelt 



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FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT 

Born January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York 

Son oj James and Sara Delano Roosevelt 

Harvard, A. B., 1904 

Franklin D. Roosevelt was appointed Assistant Sec- 
retary of the Navy on March 17, 191 3, and continued in 
that capacity until August, 1920. In the spring of 191 7 
he was in charge of mobilization and in particular of 
building up shore establishments and training stations. 

He sailed for European waters in July, 191 8, on the 
destroyer u. s. s. Dyer, which acted as escort for a troop- 
ship convoy for two-thirds of the passage. He inspected 
the naval bases in the Azores and then proceeded up the 
English Channel to Portsmouth. He spent the next two 
months in inspecting all U. S. naval activities in Euro- 
pean waters, including the Queenstown base, the Grand 
Fleet, patrol and aviation stations in England, Ireland, 
France, and Italy. He took part in the allied naval staff 
conferences and inspected the U. S. Marines, the Naval 
Railway Battery, and the Naval Bombing Squadron on 
the front. 

He returned to the United States after the signing of 
the armistice, but went again to Europe in charge of the 
demobilization of all U. S. naval personnel and materiel 
in Europe. 

In the presidential campaign of 1920 he was the 
Democratic candidate for Vice-President on the ticket 
with the Honorable James M. Cox. 



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GEORGE EMLEN ROOSEVELT 

Born October 13, 1887, in New York City 

Son oj W. Emlen and Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt 

Harvard, A. B., igog 

On Active Service May, igi7 to May 12, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, U. S. A. 

George E. Roosevelt was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
1 2th Infantry, New York National Guard, in January, 
191 1. He was promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant in De- 
cember, 191 1, and received his captaincy in January, 
191 3. He was mustered into federal service on June 19, 
1916, and served with the 12th New York Infantry on 
the Mexican border until March 10, 1917. In Septem- 
ber, 1 91 6, he was promoted to be a major, and again 
entered federal service in May, 1917. 

In August, 1 91 7, he was appointed Adjutant, 53d In- 
fantry Brigade, 27th Division, and sailed for France with 
the 27th Division in May, 191 8. For a short period he 
served in Flanders and was then detailed to the School 
of the Line, A. E. F., and was later recommended for a 
detail to the General Staff College at Langres. 

Shortly, however, after graduating from the Line 
School, in September, 191 8, he was transferred to the 
82d Division as Assistant Chief of Staff, G — 3 (Opera- 
tions). In this capacity he took part in the Meuse-Ar- 
gonne offensive from September 30 to October 31, 19 18. 

On March 1, 1919, he was promoted to be a lieutenant 
colonel and was appointed Acting Chief of Staff, 82d Di- 
vision, serving as such until discharged in May, 191 9. 



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GRACIE HALL ROOSEVELT 

Born June 28, i8gi, in Neuilly, France 
Son of Elliott R. and Anna Rebecca Hall Roosevelt 

Harvard, A. B., 191 3 ; M. E. E., 191 4 
On Active Service July 11, 191 7 to January 1, 1919 
Latest Rank : 2d Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

G. Hall Roosevelt attended the Plattsburg camp of 
191 5. On September 15, 191 7, he enrolled in the School 
of Military Aeronautics, Ithaca, New York, completing 
the course on December 22, 19 17. He was then detailed 
to Gerstner Aviation Field, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 
where he served as a flying cadet until April 1, 1918. He 
then served for a month as cross-country instructor. 

On May 3, 19 18, he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
Air Service, and continued on duty at Gerstner Field as 
acrobatic instructor until August 6. He was then trans- 
ferred to Dorr Field, Arcadia, Florida, and was on duty 
as Officer in Charge, Combat Stage Pursuit School, until 
discharged on January 1, 191 9. 

He was later recommissioned 1st Lieutenant, Signal 
Section, Officers' Reserve Corps. 

JAMES ALFRED ROOSEVELT 

Born February 23, 1885, in New York City 

Son of Alfred and Katberine Lowell Roosevelt 

Harvard, A. B., 1907 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to March 26, 1919 

Died of illness contracted in line of duty, March 26, 1919 

Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

James A. Roosevelt was commissioned Captain, In- 
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at Plattsburg, August 15, 1 917. He was assigned to the 
77th Division, Camp Upton, New York, and was placed 
in command of a company of the 302d Ammunition 
Train. 

He sailed for France in command of his company in 
April, 191 8, and was in the British training area behind 
St. Omer until early in June, 191 8. He then accompanied 
the 77th Division to the Baccarat sector, where it took 
over part of the front line from the French. 

Early in August he entered the Oise-Aisne offensive, 
on the Vesle River, advancing on September 5 to the 
Aisne. He was cited for gallantry in action on the Vesle 
and, in September, 1918, was promoted to be a Major, 
Infantry. During August he was placed in command of 
the Supply Company, 308th Infantry. In that capacity 
he served throughout the Meuse-Argonne offensive and 
then accompanied the 77th Division to the 9th Training 
area, near Chaumont. 

In January, 19 18, he was placed in command of the 
entire transport service of the 77th Division and was 
recommended for promotion. In March, 191 8, he was 
detailed to return to the United States as a member of a 
party of officers, sent to prepare for the home-coming of 
the division. While in passage on the s. s. Great North- 
ern, he contracted cerebrospinal meningitis and died at 
sea on March 26, 191 9. 

Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Whittlesey, commander 
of the so-called "Lost Battalion," wrote as follows about 
Major Roosevelt: 

"As an officer of the 308th Infantry, I have wished to 
express something of the admiration and affection that 




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the members of this regiment feel for Major James A. 
Roosevelt, who died on March 26. Major Roosevelt was 
assigned to the 308th Infantry in August, 1918, as a 
captain, and, during the period of the regiment's most 
active service, commanded the regimental supply com- 
pany, whose function is the vital one of supplying food 
and equipment to the troops. Fighting in the Argonne 
with difficult terrain, insufficient roads, and shortage of 
horses made this work of supply exceedingly difficult, 
and threw upon its commander burdens which required 
initiative and courage of the highest order. Major Roose- 
velt met the emergency with a vigor worthy of the fine 
traditions of his family. He was tireless in undertaking 
personal reconnaissances in the Argonne, at the firing- 
line, in a constant endeavor to discover roads and paths 
available for transportation, sharing the dangers and 
the long hours of the most actively engaged troops of the 
regiment. 

"We are proud of Major Roosevelt as a splendid of- 
ficer; but our cherished memory of him is something 
finer and deeper than pride. He has endeared himself to 
us forever by the kindly, human spirit with which his 
life was filled. More than any other officer of my ac- 
quaintance, I remember him as a man to whom war was 
a bright and fine adventure, and I shall always think of 
him in that way, as riding down a muddy road in the 
Argonne, with a ready word of gaiety and good cheer for 
the men he passed; an officer with a life made up of 
daily human heroism. ,, 



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KERMIT ROOSEVELT 

Born October 10, i88g, in Oyster Bay, New York 

Son of Theodore and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt 

Harvard, A. B., igi2 

On Active Service May 10, IQ17 to April 1, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Kermit Roosevelt attended the Plattsburg camps of 
1 915 and 191 6 and the first Officers' Training Camp, at 
Plattsburg, from May 10, 191 7, until the end of June. 

He was then commissioned Captain, General List, 
British Army, and was detailed to service with the British 
Expeditionary Force. From July, 191 7, to June, 191 8, 
he served in Mesopotamia, first in the 1 3th Division then 
with the Motor Machine Guns (Army Troops). 

He then returned to France in July, 19 18, and was 
commissioned Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. In 
September, 191 8, he joined the 7th Field Artillery, 1st 
Division, U. S. A., in command of Battery C. He was 
in action with this organization in the Meuse-Argonne 
offensive and after the signing of the armistice proceeded 
with it to Germany as part of the Army of Occupation. 

From January, 1919^0 March, 191 9, he served in Italy 
under Brigadier General McKinstry as a member of a 
commission appointed to determine the damage done in 
the invaded territory of Belgium, France, and Italy. He 
returned to the United States in March and was dis- 
charged on April 1, 1919. 

Captain Roosevelt was decorated with the British 
Military Cross, the Montenegran War Cross, and the 
Cross of the Order of Prince Danilo (Montenegro). 




/^/, / /,.r..-../ 

Kermit Roosevelt 



Theodore Roosevelt 




William Cary Sanger 



William Cary Sanger, Jr. 



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THEODORE ROOSEVELT 

Born September 12, 1887, in Oyster Bay, New York 

Son of Theodore and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt 

Harvard, A. B., 1909; A. M. (Honorary), 1919 

On Active Service May 1, 1917 to March 16, 191 9 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Infantry, U. S. A. 

At the time of the entrance of the United States into the 
World War, Theodore Roosevelt held a commission as 
Major, Infantry Section, Officers' Reserve Corps. He 
was placed on active duty on May 1, 19 17, as instructor 
at the first Officers' Training Camp, Plattsburg, but was 
detached in June and sailed for France on June 18, 191 7. 
Upon his arrival he was assigned to the 1st Division, 
commanding the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry, from July 
15, 1917, to July 20, 1918. 

He was in action with the 1st Division in the Sommer- 
ville sector, October 21 to November 20, 19 17; the An- 
sauville sector, January 15 to April 3, 19 18; and the 
Cantigny sector from April 25 to July 7, 1918. During 
the action near Cantigny, May 28, he was gassed. He 
commanded his battalion in the Marne counter offensive 
of July 18 and was wounded near Soissons on July 20, 
1918. 

On October 15, 19 18, he was promoted to be a lieuten- 
ant colonel, commanding the 26th Infantry. As regi- 
mental commander he took part in the Meuse-Argonne 
offensive until the signing of the armistice. He then pro- 
ceeded to Germany, in command of his regiment, as 
part of the Army of Occupation. 

Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt was cited five times for 



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gallantry in action. He was also decorated with the Dis- 
tinguished Service Cross, the Croix de Guerre with three 
palms, and was decorated Officier, Legion d'Honneur. 

He returned to the United States and was discharged 
on March 16, 191 9, to be re-commissioned August, 1919, 
Colonel, Infantry Section, Officers , Reserve Corps. 



HENRY POTTER RUSSELL 

Born May 8, 18Q3, in New York City- 
Son of Charles Howland and Jane Brinsmaid Potter Russell 
Harvard, igi6 
On Active Service May 10, 1Q17 to January 28, iqiq 
Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Henry Potter Russell served in France with the 
Formation Harjes, Section 5, from November, 19 15, to 
June, 1 91 6, as a volunteer ambulance driver. He en- 
tered the first Officers' Training Camp at Plattsburg on 
May 10, 191 7, and graduated on August 15 as 2d Lieu- 
tenant, Field Artillery. 

• He sailed for France as a casual officer on September 
11, 19 1 7, and upon arriving attended the Field Artillery 
School at Saumur. Upon completing the course, in 
January, 191 8, he was assigned to the I02d Field Artil- 
lery, 26th Division. He was soon transferred to Head- 
quarters, 1 st Army Corps, for staff duty. 

In April, 19 18, he was appointed instructor in Field 
Artillery and served in that capacity until after the sign- 
ing of the armistice, on duty at Coetquidan, Meuconx, 
and Le Courneau. He sailed for the United States in 
January, 1919, and was discharged on Januray 28. 



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MARSHALL HACKNEY RUSSELL 

Born September 28, 1884, in Winchester, Virginia 
Son of James Baker and Mary Elizabeth Hackney Russell 

Virginia, A. B., iqo6 
On Active Service August 15, IQ17 to December 11, iqi8 
Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Marshall Hackney Russell entered the armed ser- 
vice on August 25, 19 1 8, as an officer candidate at the 
Field Artillery Central Officers' Training School, Camp 
Taylor, Kentucky. The armistice was signed before he 
completed the course of training and he was therefore 
discharged on December 11, 191 8, to be immediately re- 
commissioned 1 st Lieutenant, Field Artillery Section, 
Officers' Reserve Corps. 



WILLIAM HAMILTON RUSSELL 

Born January 18, i8q6, in New York City 
Son of William Hamilton and Florence Sands Russell 

Harvard, B. S., iqi8 

On Active Service April 6, igi7 to November 30, iqi8 

Latest Rank : 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

William Hamilton Russell attended the Reserve Offi- 
cers' Training Camp at Harvard University, from April 
6, to July 6, 191 7. He was detailed to the Army Service 
School, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, as a student on No- 
vember 28, 1 91 7. In February, 191 8, he was com- 
missioned 2d Lieutenant, Infantry Section, Officers' 



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Reserve Corps, and in March, 191 8, was commissioned 
provisional 2d Lieutenant, Infantry, Regular Army, and 
was assigned to the 22d Infantry, Governor's Island, 
New York, March 10, 19 18. 

In July, 19 1 8, he was ordered to Washington, D. C, 
with a battalion of the 22d Infantry. He continued on 
duty there until November, 191 8, resigning his com- 
mission on November 20, 191 8. 



WINTHROP RUTHERFURD 

Born February 4, 1862, in New York City 

Son oj Lewis Morris and Margaret Stuyvesant Cbanler Rutberjurd 

Columbia, A. B., 1884 

During the World War, Winthrop Rutherfurd was U. S. 
food administrator for Warren County, New Jersey. 



WILLIAM CARY SANGER 

Born May 21, 1853, in Brooklyn, New York 

Son oj Henry and Mary E. Requa Sanger 

Harvard, A. B., 1874; A. M., 187$ 

Columbia, LL. B., i8q8 ; Hamilton, LL. D., iqo2 

Died oj illness, December 6, IQ21 

William Cary Sanger's military service began in 1886, 
when he was made quartermaster, with the rank of 
major, on the staff of the 3d Brigade, New York National 
Guard. When the brigade was disbanded he was ap- 
pointed by General McLeer to the same position in the 2d 



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Brigade, and in 1893 he was commissioned colonel and 
assistant chief of artillery. 

At the outbreak of the Spanish War, Colonel Sanger 
was sent to Chickamauga to report on the subject of 
mobilizing the army. Then he served in the pay depart- 
ment at Camp Alger and later on the staff of General 
Roe at Camp Black, being made Lieutenant Colonel, 
203d New York Infantry, and serving with it afterward 
at Camp Meade and Camp Wetherill. 

After the war Colonel Sanger was appointed Assistant 
Secretary of War by President McKinley, taking charge 
of militia matters, resigning because of ill health in 1903. 
In 1906 he was head of the United States delegation to 
Geneva to revise the Treaty of 1864, and in 1907 served 
as chairman of Governor Hughes', New York National 
Guard Commission, also serving as delegate to the inter- 
national Red Cross conference in London the same year. 
From 1895 to 1897 he was a member of the New York 
State Assembly. 

He entered the service of the American Red Cross on 
December 22, 191 7, as director of the Department of 
Military Relief, Potomac Division, Washington, D. C. 
On January 28, 191 8, he was appointed Associate Man- 
ager, Potomac Division, and on December 1, 19 18, was 
appointed manager. He resigned on January 28, 19 19. 

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WILLIAM CARY SANGER, Jr. 

Born February g, 18Q3, in Brooklyn, New York 

Son oj William Cary and Mary Ethel Cleveland Dodge Sanger 

Harvard, A. B., iqi6 

On Active Service August 27, igiy to May 31, igig 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

William Cary Sanger, Jr., was an ambulance driver 
with the American Ambulance Field Service in France 
from December, 191 6, to May, 191 7. He then returned 
to the United States and on August 27, 191 7, enrolled in 
the second Officers' Training Camp, Fort Niagara, New 
York. At the close of the encampment, he was commis- 
sioned 1 st Lieutenant, Infantry, and was assigned to the 
165th Depot Brigade, Camp Travis, Texas. He served 
there from December 15, 191 7, to May 7, 19 18. 

From May 10 to 31, 191 8, he was on duty with the 
Military Intelligence Section, Executive Division, Gen- 
eral Staff, Washington, D. C. He sailed for France on 
June 7 and from June 20 to October 20, 191 8, was assis- 
tant to the Military Attache, American Embassy, Paris. 

He was transferred to the 131st Infantry, 33d Division 
on October 23, 191 8, and was in action with that organi- 
zation at Woel from November 7 to 11, 191 8. After the 
signing of the armistice he proceeded to Belgium and 
Luxembourg as an officer of the 131st Infantry. He re- 
turned to the United States in May, 1919, and was dis- 
charged at Camp Upton, New York, on May 31, 19 19. 



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HENRY SUYDAM SATTERLEE 

Born June 4, 1874, in New York City- 
Son of Francis LeRoy and Laura Suydam Satterlee 

Harvard, A. B., 1896 ; M. D., 1900 

On Active Service May 29, 1917 to January 29, 1919 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps, U. S. A. 

Henry S. Satterlee served in the New York Naval 
Reserve during 1891 and 1892. From October, 1896, 
to December, 1898, he served in Squadron A, New York 
National Guard. During this time, May 2, to November 
28, 1898, he served with Troop A, New York Cavalry, 
U. S. Volunteers (the federalized Squadron A), and in 
August, 1898, was on detached service in Porto Rico 
with Troop B, 2d Cavalry, U. S. A. 

He attended the Plattsburg camp of 1915, where he 
served in Company G, 1st Training Regiment, and in 
the Machine Gun Troop. He was commissioned 1st 
Lieutenant, Medical Reserve Corps, on October 23, 
1 915, and attended the 1916 Plattsburg camp attached 
to the Machine Gun Troop, 2d U. S. Cavalry. 

He was promoted to be a Major, Medical Reserve 
Corps, on April 26, 191 7, and was placed on active duty 
at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, on May 29, 19 17. 
During June he served with Ambulance Company No. 14 
and with the Field Hospital Company No. 15. In July 
he was assigned to command Field Hospital Company 
No. 16. 

On September 13, 191 7, he was transferred to Camp 



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Sherman, Ohio, as director of field hospitals, 83d Di- 
vision. He was placed in command of the 329th Field 
Hospital Company and, during September and October, 
organized the 330th, 331st, and 332d Field Hospital Com- 
panies. In November, 19 17, he was placed in command 
of the 308th Sanitary Train. 

He was promoted to be a Lieutenant Colonel, Medical 
Corps, on February 28, 191 8, and sailed for France with 
the 83d Division in June, 191 8. He commanded the 
308th Sanitary Train, 83d Division, until December 31, 
191 8, and was then appointed division surgeon. 

The 83d Division, at first designated as a combat 
division, went into training at Montigny-Ie-Roi, but in 
July, 19 1 8, was made a replacement division and ordered 
to Le Mans. Six companies of the 308th Sanitary Train 
were sent to the front as replacements, but the balance 
of the train remained at Le Mans under command of 
Lieutenant Colonel Satterlee and was utilized for the 
organization of U. S. Camp Hospital No. 52. 

Lieutenant Colonel Satterlee returned to the United 
States with the 83d Division in January, 191 9, and was 
discharged at Camp Sherman, Ohio, on January 29, 191 9. 



HERBERT MASON SEARS 

Born November 12, 1867, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of Frederick Richard and Albertina Homer Sbelton Sears 

Harvard, A. B., 1889 

Herbert M. Sears entered the service of the American 
Red Cross in Europe in August, 191 7. He arrived in 




George Palen Snow 



James Hopkins Smith, Jr. 



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Paris early in September and, accompanied by a French 
co-worker, was sent to Flanders, where, for six months, 
he was the only American in the region. His work con- 
sisted of supplying hot drinks to the French troops and 
cheering them with news of American war preparations. 

He remained at Ostvleteren for three months and was 
then sent to the small deserted town of Coxy-dc-Bains, on 
the North Sea, about four miles from the trenches. Here 
he and his co-worker distributed fifteen thousand drinks 
a week and arranged a club room for the French soldiers. 
They were bombarded from the air nearly every clear 
Qlght, and during the month of January were frequently 
shelled by the German long-range artillery. 

On the last day of his service, in August, 1918, he was 
the guest of honor at a dinner given by the commanding 
general of the army corps to which his canteen was at- 
tached. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre and the 
Medaille, Reconnaissance Francaise. 



GEORGE LOUIS SHEARER 

Born June 20, iS~o, in Detroit, Michigan 

Son of Frederic E. and Katberine Baker Russel Shearer 

Princeton, A. B., A. A/., 1890 

George L. Shearer served as a member of the Legal 
Advisory Board, attached to Selective Service Board 
No. 159, New York City, from December, 19 17, to Sep- 
tember, 1 91 8. 



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HORATIO NELSON SLATER 

Born July 17, 1893, in Webster, Massachusetts 

Son oj Horatio Nelson and Mabel Hunt Slater 

Harvard, IQ13 

On Active Service August, 1917 to December, 1918 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

H. Nelson Slater drove an ambulance in France in 
19 1 5, and in 191 6 attended the Civilian Military Train- 
ing Camp at Plattsburg. 

He enlisted in the U. S. Naval Reserve Force in Au- 
gust, 191 7, and on January 23, 191 8, was commissioned 
lieutenant. He was engaged in experimental and in- 
struction work and served on the Test Board for Naval 
Aviation. He was placed on inactive duty in December, 
1918. 



WILLIAM ALBERT SLATER, Jr. 

Born October 16, i8go, in Norwich, Connecticut 

Son of William Albert and Ellen Bennett Peck Slater 

Harvard, 191 2 

On Active Service May-August, 1917, and October, 1917 — 

November, 1918 

Latest Rank: Private, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

William A. Slater, Jr., went to France in 191 5 as a 
member of the French Emergency Relief, which he soon 
left to join the American Ambulance Field Service. He 
served near the front in one of the field sections of this 



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organization until his return to the United States in 
1 91 6, to attend the 191 6 Plattsburg camp. 

He entered the armed service in May, 191 7, as a 
student at the first Officers' Training Camp, Fort Myer, 
Virginia. Shortly before graduating, he became ill and 
was compelled to leave the service. In October, 191 8, 
he had recovered sufficiently to take up active service 
again, and enlisted as a private in the Field Artillery. 
He was discharged immediately after the signing of the 
armistice. 

JOHN SLOANE 

Born April 20, 1883, in New York City 

Son 0/ John and Adela Berry Sloane 

Yale, A. B., 1905 

On Active Service September 7, 1918 to November 75, 1918 

Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

John Sloane served as a private in Squadron A, New 
York National Guard, from 1907 to 191 2, and as a 
member of its Depot Brigade during 191 6 and 191 7. 

On September 7, 191 8, he entered the armed service 
as a volunteer worker and candidate for a commission, 
serving in the Combat Section, Military Intelligence 
Division, General Staff, Washington, D. C. In a phys- 
ical examination for a commission he was rejected be- 
cause of faulty eyesight, but obtained a waiver and was 
commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Military Intelligence Di- 
vision, on November 9, 191 8. He was not notified of his 
commission, however, until after the signing of the armis- 
tice, and therefore declined to accept it. He was dis- 
charged in Washington on November 15, 19 18. 



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JAMES HOPKINS SMITH, Jr. 

Born March 2, 1881, in Fortress Monroe, Virginia 

Son of James Hopkins and Frances Goodenow Smith 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q02 

On Active Service June 25, IQ17 to August 11, iqiq 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Prior to the entry of the United States into the World 
War, and until June, 1916, J. Hopkins Smith, Jr., served 
in the American Field Ambulance Service as a driver. 

Beginning April 10, 1917, he worked in the Navy De- 
partment in a civilian capacity and represented the de- 
partment on the u. s. s. Nokomis, on her trip from De- 
troit to New York in May, 191 7. He was in charge of 
the ship during the latter part of the trip, when her cap- 
tain became unfit for duty because of illness. For this 
service he was commissioned lieutenant, junior grade, 
on June 25, 191 7, and was assigned to the u. s. s. Guine- 
vere for foreign service. 

He sailed for the French coast in July, 191 7. In 
January, 191 8, the Guinevere was stranded in a fog and 
became a total loss. He was then assigned to the De- 
stroyer Reid, on which he served until October 1, 191 8. 
He was then appointed port officer at Rouen. 

In December, 191 8, he was detailed to the U. S. Com- 
mission to Negotiate Peace, Paris. He served there until 
July 16, 191 7, when he returned to the United States, 
arriving July 29. He was placed on inactive duty Au- 
gust 11, 1919. 



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GEORGE PALEN SNOW 

Born March 6, 1882, in Orange, New Jersey 

Son of Frederick A. and Mary Palen Snow 

Harvard, 1904 

On Active Service August 31, iqi8 to December 28, iqi8 

Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

George Palen Snow entered the armed service on 
August 31, 1 9 18, as an officer candidate at the Field 
Artillery Central Officers' Training School, Camp Tay- 
lor, Kentucky. The armistice was signed before he 
completed the course of training, and he was therefore 
discharged, December 28, 19 18, to be immediately re- 
commissioned Captain, Field Artillery Section, Officers , 
Reserve Corps. 

Prior to his armed service he acted as Department 
Chief, War Trade Board, until September, 191 8. 



FREDERIC OAKLEY SPEDDEN 

Born January 9, 1867, in New York City 
Son of Edgar and Susan Douglas Spedden 

Frederic O. Spedden entered the government service in 
Washington, D. C, in October, 191 7, as Assistant, War 
Trade Board, assigned to the Bureau of Enemy Trade. 
He received his official appointment in November, 191 7. 
He assisted in the organization of the Bureau of En- 
emy Trade in New York City, and later assisted the 
Alien Property Custodian informally until that office was 



333 WAR RECORDS 

organized. He then was transferred officially to the 
Bureau of War Trade Intelligence. He resigned in April, 
1919. 

WILLING SPENCER 

Born December 2Q, 1877, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of John Thompson and Rebecca Willing Spencer 

Harvard, A.B., i8qq 

Willing Spencer entered the diplomatic service in 
191 1 as Third Secretary, American Embassy, Petro- 
grad. During the same year he was transferred to the 
Department of State as private secretary to the Assis- 
tant Secretary of State. 

He was later appointed second secretary of the Amer- 
ican Embassy, Berlin, where he remained until 19 14. 
He was then ordered to Washington, D. C. From 19 14 
to 1 91 7 he was secretary and charge d'affaires in Vene- 
zuela, Colombia, Panama, Honduras, and Costa Rica. 
In March, 19 17, he was appointed secretary of the 
American Embassy at Tokio, and in 191 8 secretary of 
the American legation, Peking. 



JOSEPH SAMPSON STEVENS 

Born April 25, 1865, in New York City 

Son of Frederic William and Adele Livingston Sampson Stevens 

Harvard, 1888 

Joseph Sampson Stevens served with the American 
Red Cross from August, 191 7, to May, 191 8, with the 
rank of 1st Lieutenant. For seven months he had charge, 




Willing Spencer 



Maxwell Stevenson 




Frederic Oakley Spedden 



Joseph Sampson Stevens 



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together with a French Red Cross man, of Cantine 
Franco-Americaine No. 14, in reconquered Alsace. He 
was attached to the Stretcher Bearer Corps, and operated 
five canteens where hot drinks were served. The nearest 
canteen to the front line was fifteen hundred metres. 

He was recommended by the commander of the divi- 
sion to which he was attached, and by the commanding 
general of the French army, for the Medaille, Reconnais- 
sance Francaise. 



MAXWELL STEVENSON 

Born July 20, 1880, in New York City 

Son oj Vernon King and Anna Louisa Eve Stevenson 

Columbia, A. B., igoi 

On Active Service May 75, igiy to May g, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Maxwell Stevenson attended the 191 5 Plattsburg 
camp, and at the first Officers' Training Camp at Platts- 
burg, May 13 to August 15, 191 7, he was commissioned 
Captain, Infantry, and assigned to the 77th Division, 
Camp Upton, New York. 

Until October, 191 7, he commanded Company E, 
307th Infantry, and then commanded Company G, 302d 
Ammunition Train to March, 1918. He was then trans- 
ferred to Company E, 302d Ammunition Train, com- 
manding, and sailed for France with the 77th Division 
in April, 191 8. He commanded Company E, 302d Am- 
munition Train, while in training with the British in 
Flanders and in action in the Baccarat sector (Vosges) 



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from June 21 to August 4, 19 18, and in the Oise-Aisne 
offensive from August 16 to September 16. He was then 
made adjutant and second in command of the Horsed 
Battalion, 302d Ammunition Train, and in November, 
19 1 8, was made commanding officer of the Horsed Bat- 
talion He took part in the entire Meuse-Argonne offen- 
sive with this battalion. 

In January, 191 9, he was transferred to Headquarters, 
77th Division, as Assistant G — 1, and continued on that 
duty until his discharge at Camp Upton, New York, on 
May 9, 1919. 



CAMPBELL WHITE STEWARD 

Born June 6, 1886, in New York City- 
Son of Campbell and Margaret Beeckman Steward 
Columbia, igog 

Campbell W. Steward was in the service of the Young 
Men's Christian Association from December 15, 191 7, to 
February 5, 19 19. He sailed for France in January, 191 8, 
and was appointed business manager of the hut at Issou- 
dun, the aviation centre. 

When the headquarters of the Service of Supplies 
moved to Tours in March, 191 8, he became manager 
there of the Hotel Terminus, which was operated by 
the Young Men's Christian Association for army officers. 
This position he held until he resigned in February, 191 9. 



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PAUL COX STEWART 

Born August 2Q, 1868, in Paris, France 

Son of William Hood and Ellen Price Morgan Stewart 

Harvard, A.B., 18 go 

Paul Cox Stewart served with the American Red 
Cross, Paris, and was assistant aide to the Chief, Line 
of Communication Canteens, American Red Cross. He 
was released with the rank of Captain, American Red 
Cross. 

WILLIAM ADAMS WALKER STEWART 

Born September 10, 1876, in New York City 

Son of William A. W. and Frances Gray Stewart 

Princeton, A. B., 18Q7 

W. A. W. Stewart was appointed deputy commissioner 
to Serbia, American Red Cross, in July, 19 17. He went 
to Serbia in August, 191 7, and made an examination of 
conditions on the Balkan front. After completing this 
examination, he returned to the United States, December, 
1 91 7, and resigned from the American Red Cross. 

In July, 191 8, he was appointed a special assistant of 
the State Department and representative in Italy of the 
United States War Trade Board, with the rank of first 
secretary of embassy. He opened offices of the War 
Trade Board in the American Embassy, Rome, and re- 
mained on duty there until the offices were closed in 
January, 191 9. He was then ordered to Paris in con- 
nection with the peace conference and returned to the 
United States in March 19 19. 



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WILLIAM RHINELANDER STEWART, Jr. 

Born December 22, 1888, in New York City- 
Son of William Rhinelander and Annie McKee Armstrong Stewart 
Harvard, A. B., iqii 
On Active Service October 1, 1Q17 to October 24, igig 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

William R. Stewart, Jr., was called and rejected in the 
national selective draft of August, 191 7. He then served 
as a volunteer clerk, Naval Intelligence Department, 
Washington, from September 1 to October 1, 19 17. 

On October 1, 191 7, he was commissioned Lieutenant, 
junior grade, U. S. Naval Reserve Force. He continued 
on duty in Washington until April, 191 8, and was then 
appointed Assistant Naval Attache, American Embassy, 
Paris. 

He served in Paris until March, 1919, and was then 
appointed flag lieutenant to Admiral Bristol, who was at 
that time senior U. S. naval officer, Turkey, and subse- 
quently high commissioner. 

Lieutenant Stewart remained in near-eastern waters 
until September 4, 191 9, when, at his request, he was 
relieved and ordered to the United States for inactive 
duty. 




Frank Knight Sturgis 



Campbell White Steward 




John Richard Suydam, Jr. 



William Rhinelander Stewart, Jr. 



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WILLARD DICKERMAN STRAIGHT 

Born January 3/, 1880, in Oswego, New York 

Son of Henry H. and Emma Dickerman Straight 

Cornell, B. Arch., igoi 

On Active Service May 10, IQ17 to December 1, igi8 

Died of illness contracted in line of duty, December 1, igi8 

Latest Rank: Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Willard D. Straight attended the August 191 5 Platts- 
burg camp, and during that camp acted as 2d Lieuten- 
ant, Company E, 1st Training Regiment. On May 10, 
1 91 7, he was commissioned Major, Adjutant GeneraPs 
Department, and was assigned to duty at Headquarters, 
Department of the East, Governor's Island, New York, 
May 21, 19 1 7. On September 1 he was transferred to 
Camp Doniphan, Oklahoma, where he served until Oc- 
tober 29, 1 91 7. 

He was then ordered to Washington, D. C, and was 
detailed to the Overseas Administration of the Bureau of 
War Risk Insurance. He sailed for France on December 
12, 191 7, and took charge of the European office of the 
Bureau of War Risk Insurance on January 1, 19 18. 

He was detailed February 13, 191 8, to the second course 
of the Army General Staff College, at Langres, for in- 
struction, and joined after a period of temporary duty 
with Headquarters, 42d Division. He graduated from the 
Staff College on May 31 and was attached for obser- 
vation to the 2d Division until June 10, 1918. He then 
joined the 3d Army Corps, his orders for this duty having 
come to him April 21, 19 18, while he was still a student 



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at the Staff College, and was assigned to the G — 3 sec- 
tion (Operations) of the Corps General Staff. 

On July 16, 19 18, he was commissioned Major, In- 
fantry, to rank from May 10, 19 17, the date of his origi- 
nal commission. On August 5 he was relieved from duty 
with G — 3, 3d Army Corps, and was assigned to the 5th 
Army Corps as Assistant Chief of Staff, G — 3. He was 
soon transferred to Headquarters, 1st Army, as as- 
sistant to G — 1, Administration. While serving in that 
capacity he received orders, October 15, to report to 
Headquarters, 79th Division, for duty with G — 3. This 
order was, however, revoked by a later order, October 
22, 191 8, assigning Major Straight to duty with Assis- 
tant Chief of Staff (G— 1) at G. H. Q., A. E. F. He was 
detailed to the General Staff on October 16, and was 
ordered to duty with the chief of the American Mission 
at the Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief of the 
Allied Armies. 

On November 10, 1918, he was assigned to duty with 
Commissioner E. M. House, special representative of the 
President, in Paris. While on this duty he contracted 
influenza. This developed into bronchial pneumonia, from 
which he died in Paris on December 1, 1918. He was 
buried in the A. E. F. Cemetery at Suresnes, Paris. 

Major Straight was awarded the Distinguished Ser- 
vice Medal (posthumously). 




WILLARD DICKERMAN STRAIGHT 



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FRANK KNIGHT STURGIS 

Born September 19, 1847, in New York City 
Son of William and Elizabeth Knight Hinckley Sturgis 

Frank K. Sturgis, as a trustee of the New York Hos- 
pital assisted in equipping Unit No. 9 for overseas medical 
service. As president of the Burke Foundation, he as- 
sisted in caring for about two thousand sick and wounded 
marines and sailors, helping to restore them to health 
and comparative usefulness. He also helped in the 
flotation of U. S. war securities. 



JOHN RICHARD SUYDAM, Jr. 

Born May 9, 1886, in New York City 

Son oj John Richard and Harriet Penrose Cochran Suydam 

Harvard, A. B., 1909 

On Active Service July is, 1917 to December 18, 1918 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Chemical Warfare Service, U. S. A. 

John R. Suydam, Jr., entered the armed service in the 
Coast Artillery Corps, and was on duty at the Coast 
Artillery Armory, Bronx, New York City, from July 15 
to August 9, 1 91 7. On August 7, 19 17, he was com- 
missioned 1 st Lieutenant, Coast Artillery Corps, and 
was transferred to Fort Totten, Long Island, New York, 
where he was communication officer for a fire command 
and was assistant adjutant of the post. 

He remained at Fort Totten until January, 191 8, and 
was then transferred to American University, Washing- 



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ton, D. C, where he was engaged in developing a process 
for making mustard gas. In June, 191 8, he was trans- 
ferred to the Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland, where he was 
engaged in manufacturing mustard gas until the time of 
his discharge on December 18, 191 8. 

During his service he held the rank of 1st Lieutenant 
in the Coast Artillery Corps, the Ordnance Reserve Corps, 
the Chemical Warfare Section of the National Army, 
and in the Chemical Warfare Service. 



WALBRIDGE SMITH TAFT 

Born November 2Q, 1883, in Pelbam Manor, New York 

Son 0/ Henry Waters and Julia Walbridge Smith Taft 

Yale, A. B., 1Q07 ; Harvard, LL. B., iqio 

On Active Service November g, igij to December 18, igi8 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Prior to the World War, Walbridge S. Taft served for 
three years in Squadron A, New York National Guard. 
On November 9, 191 7, he was commissioned Captain, 
Motor Section, Ordnance Reserve Corps, and was placed 
on active duty at the school at the plant of the Holt 
Manufacturing Company, Peoria, Illinois. Following 
that he attended schools at the Nash Motors Company, 
Kenosha, Wisconsin, the Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois, 
and the Raritan Arsenal, Metuchen, New Jersey. 

He completed the course at the Raritan Arsenal in 
June, 1 91 8, and then obtained a four months' leave of 
absence from the Ordnance Department, in order to 
attend the Field Artillery Central Officers' Training 



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School, Camp Taylor, Kentucky. Upon the completion 
of the course, October 2, 1918, he was commissioned 
2d Lieutenant, Field Artillery, and his commission in the 
Ordnance Department was thereby automatically can- 
celled. 

He was assigned to the staff of the Field Artillery 
Central Officers' Training School, and spent one month 
in the Civilian Application Office, and six weeks as 
assistant adjutant. He was promoted on October 23, 
19 1 8, to be a 1st Lieutenant, Field Artillery. He was 
discharged on December 18, 1918, and was later re- 
commissioned Major, Field Artillery Section, Officers' 
Reserve Corps. 



THOMAS HUNT TALMAGE 

Born November g, i8g4, in New York City- 
Son 0/ Thomas Hunt and Mary Van Winkle Ketcham Talmage 
Princeton, A. B., igiy 
On Active Service May, igi8 to December, igi8 
Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, Coast Artillery Corps, U. S. A. 

Thomas H. Talmage entered the Norton-Harjes Am- 
bulance Service in January, 19 17, and served for eleven 
months as a member of Section 5, attached to the 66th 
Chasseurs Alpines, Armee Francaise. He was wounded 
on August 11, 1 91 7, at Ferme Hament, Vailly sector. 

He entered the United States army in May, 191 8, as 
a private in the Coast Artillery Corps, and was later 
promoted to be a 1st sergeant. He was transferred, on 
September 1, 1918, to the Officers' Training Camp at 



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Fortress Monroe, Virginia, as candidate for a commis- 
sion, but owing to the signing of the armistice before 
the completion of the course, he was not commissioned, 
but was discharged in December, 191 8. 



GEOFFREY MARSHALL TAYLOR 

Born March 21, 1893, in New York City 

Son of Howard and Gertrude Barnard Murray Taylor 

Harvard, A. B., 1915 

On Active Service July is, 1917 to October 14, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Geoffrey M. Taylor was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
1 2th Infantry, New York National Guard, on June 17, 
19 14, and on July 15, 191 5, was promoted to be a 1st 
Lieutenant. With this rank and organization he was 
mustered into federal service on June 28, 191 6, on duty 
at McAIIen, Texas. He was promoted to be a captain 
on February 19, 19 17, and was mustered out of the fed- 
eral service on March 10. 

From April 10 to July 15, 191 7, he was on recruiting 
duty for the New York National Guard. He was then 
mustered back into federal service as a captain, and left 
for Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, September 14, 

19 1 7, with his former organization. On March 15, 

19 1 8, he was transferred to the Headquarters Troop, 
Provisional Depot, Corps and Army Troops. On July 
9 he was transferred to the 53d Pioneer Infantry, and 
sailed for France with that organization on August 5, 19 18. 

He served with the 53d Pioneer Infantry throughout 



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the St. Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne offensives. On May 
5, 191 9, he was transferred to the 246th Military Police 
Company, on duty at Brest. On June 10 he was trans- 
ferred to the 287th Military Police Company, on duty 
at Antwerp. On July 16 he was ordered to Tours as the 
Assistant Provost Marshal. After two weeks on that 
duty he was transferred to the Provost Marshal Gen- 
eral's Department at Paris, where he served until his re- 
turn to the United States on September 29, 1919, for dis- 
charge. 

MURRAY TAYLOR 

Born December 2, i8gs, in New York City 

Son 0/ Howard and Gertrude Barnard Murray Taylor 

Harvard, A. B., igi8 

On Active Service July ig, 1917 to March 31, 191 g 

Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Murray Taylor was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 12th 
Infantry, New York National Guard, on June 20, 191 6, 
and served with that organization on the Mexican bor- 
der from June 24, 19 16, to March 10, 191 7. He was 
promoted to be a 1st Lieutenant on December 20, 1916. 
He was mustered out of federal service on March 10, 
19 1 7, but was called back to service on July 19, 19 17, 
with his former rank and organization. 

He was detailed to the School of Arms, Fort Sill, 
Oklahoma, in August, 191 7, and returned in September 
to his organization, which was then part of the 27th 
Division, at Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina, and 
was assigned to the 106th Infantry. He was detailed 



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as Division Instructor of the Bayonet, Division School 
of Arms, and was cited by the division commander for 
his services in that capacity. In February, 191 8, he was 
assigned to the third Officers' Training School, Camp 
Wads worth, South Carolina, as tactical instructor. 

He returned to the 106th Infantry in time to accom- 
pany it to France in May, 191 8. With the 106th In- 
fantry, 27th Division, he took part in the fighting in the 
following places: East Poperinghe line, Vierstaat Ridge 
and the Dickebusch sector, in Belgium; the Knoll, Quen- 
nemont and Gillemont Farms, the Hindenburg line near 
Bony, Abbre Guernon, La Selle River, St. Souplet, Jonc 
de Mer Ridge near Cattillon, and the St. Maurice River, 
in France. 

He was promoted to be a captain on July 13, 19 18, 
while in action in Belgium, and was promoted to be a 
major on February 19, 191 9. In addition to the cita- 
tion received for work as an instructor, he was cited for 
action on the Hindenburg line and for action on October 
17, 1918. 



ARCHIBALD GOURLAY THACHER 

Born January 16, 1876, in Boston, Massachusetts 
Son 0/ George and Isabelle Gourlie (Gourlay) Tbacber 

Harvard, A. B., 1897 ; LL. B., 1900 

On Active Service May 12, 19 17 to December 11, 1918 

Latest Rank: Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Archibald G. Thacher attended the 19 15 Plattsburg 
camp, where he was a private and corporal in Company 
K, 1st Training Regiment. In 1916 he attended the 




Walbridge Smith Taft 



Archibald Gourlay Thacher 




Richard Montgomery Tobin Geoffrey Marshall Taylor 



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Junior Civilian Training Camp at Fort Terry, Plum Isl- 
and, New York, as Acting 2d Lieutenant, 1st Junior 
Training Regiment. 

He attended the first Officers' Training Camp at 
Plattsburg, May 12 to August 15, 191 7, and at the close 
of the encampment was commissioned Captain, Infantry, 
and assigned to the 77th Division, Camp Upton, New 
York. He was appointed Adjutant, 306th Infantry, and 
continued as such until the arrival of his regiment in 
France in May, 1918. On May 18 he was transferred 
to Company E, 306th Infantry, commanding. At this 
time the 77th Division was brigaded with the British in 
the area behind St. Omer. On June 12 it moved to the 
Baccarat sector (Vosges) where it took over from the 
French a portion of the front line. 

Captain Thacher received his majority on June 22, 
19 1 8, and was placed in command of the 2d Battalion, 
306th Infantry. At the end of July he proceeded with 
his battalion to the Vesle and took part in the Oise- 
Aisne offensive from August 10 to September 20, 19 18, 
advancing to the Aisne River. He then moved to the 
Argonne and led his battalion through the first phase 
of the Meuse-Argonne offensive, from September 26 to 
October 16, 191 8, capturing St. Juvin and Hill 182. For 
his action at this time he was recommended for promo- 
tion to a lieutenant colonelcy, and was cited in regimental, 
divisional, and G. H. Q. orders, and was recommended 
for the Distinguished Service Cross. 

After the relief of his battalion on October 16, he was 
ordered to hospital for an operation and was in Red 
Cross Hospital No. 3, Paris, until November 11, 191 8. 



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He left Brest for the United States on November 15, 
with orders to help organize a new regiment in the United 
States. Owing to the signing of the armistice these 
plans were not carried out and he was discharged at 
Camp Lee, Virginia, on December 11, 1918. 



LEONARD MOORHEAD THOMAS 

Born March 27, 1878, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of George C. and Ada Elizabeth Moorbead Thomas 

Yale, A. B., 1901 

On Active Service December 1$, 1917 to January 22, 1919 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Corps of Interpreters, U. S. A. 

Leonard M. Thomas was 2d Secretary, United States 
Embassy, Rome, from 1903 to 1907. He then became 
1 st Secretary, United States Legation, Madrid. 

On December 18, 19 17, he was commissioned 1st 
Lieutenant, Corps of Interpreters, and until September 1, 
19 1 8, served as intepreter at Headquarters, 32d Di- 
vision. With this division he served on the Alsace 
front from the middle of May until the latter part of 
July, 191 8. He then accompanied the division in the 
Marne-Aisne and Oise-Aisne offensives, and was in action 
on the Vesle near Fismes, Fismette, and Cierges. 

On September 1, 19 18, he was appointed liaison officer 
at the Gouvernement Militaire de Paris. He accom- 
panied the War Industries Board Mission to Italy, and 
upon his return to Paris was assigned to the American 
Mission at Marshal Foch's Headquarters, as a liaison 



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officer. He remained there until he received orders, 
December 20, 19 18, to return to the United States. 

Lieutenant Thomas was cited in the general orders of 
the 32d Division for his services "as intermediary be- 
tween French and American troops.'* He was awarded 
the Croix de Guerre while serving with the 32d Division 
north of Chateau-Thierry in August, 1918, "for services 
rendered as liaison officer between French and American 
troops." 



LEWIS STEENROD THOMPSON 

Born October 2, 1865, in Wheeling, West Virginia 

Son of William Payne and Mary Evelyn Moffett Thompson 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B. S., 1888 



Early in 191 7 Lewis S. Thompson organized and 
managed an unofficial organization, for which he also 
collected funds, to train young men in the art of naval 
aviation. This organization had the approval and the 
promised support of the Navy Department. The mem- 
bers of the organization left for West Palm Beach, Florida, 
on March 24, 191 7, where they went into training until 
June, 19 1 7. 

In June, 191 7, the entire organization, with equipment, 
was transferred to Huntington, Long Island, where the 
members were graduated in October, 19 17. They were 
at once commissioned and went into active service. As 
they were the first group of qualified naval aviators in 
this country, their services were in great demand. Some 



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were placed in command of naval air stations while others 
were sent to the front. 

The entire organization received the highest praise 
from the Secretary of the Navy and from Admiral Wil- 
liam R. Sims, U. S. Navy. 



PHILLIPS BLAGDEN THOMPSON 

Born May 2g, 1874, * n Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of John Dixwell and Sally Phillips Blagden Thompson 

Harvard, A.B., 18Q7 

Phillips Blagden Thompson served as Captain, Amer- 
ican Red Cross, from April, 19 18, to December, 191 8. 
He was appointed Assistant Field Director, Aviation 
Fields, Hempstead, Long Island, and was later manager 
of the office of the Director of Military Affairs, Rome, 
Italy. 



RICHARD MONTGOMERY TOBIN 

Born April g, 1866, in San Francisco, Calijornia 

Son of Richard Montgomery and Mary Regan Tobin 

On Active Service December ig, igiy to April 17, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Richard M. Tobin entered the armed service on De- 
cember 19, 191 7, as a Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force, Class 4. 

On January 18, 191 8, he was ordered to Paris as the 
representative in France of the U. S. Cable Censorship. 
On October 13, 191 8, he was assigned to additional duty 



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as assistant to the Naval Attache, American Embassy, 
Paris, and on December 5, 191 8, was attached for duty 
to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, Paris. 
He served in that capacity until officially detached on 
March 25, 191 9. He returned to the United States and 
was placed on inactive duty on April 17, 1919. 

Lieutenant Tobin received letters of appreciation of 
his services in connection with the censorship from Rear- 
Admiral H. B. Wilson, Captain D. W. Todd, Chief Cable 
Censor, and was recommended for decoration as Chevalier, 
Legion d'Honneur. 



RODERICK TOWER 

Born October 21, i8q2, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of Charlemagne and Helen Smith Tower 

Harvard, A.B., 1915 

On Active Service April 17, 1917 to January, 17 1919 
Latest Rank : Captain, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Roderick Tower entered the armed service on April 17, 
191 7, as a sergeant in the Aviation Section, Signal Re- 
serve Corps, at Hazelhurst Field, Long Island, New 
York. On July 18, 191 7, he was commissioned 1st 
Lieutenant, Reserve Military Aviator, Aviation Section, 
Signal Reserve Corps, and was placed on active duty in 
August, 191 7, at Chanute Field, Illinois. 

On December 15, 191 7, he was transferred to Call 
Field, Wichita Falls, Texas, where he was flying instructor 
and officer in charge of flying. In June, 1918, he was 
transferred to Hazelhurst Field, Long Island, New York, 
where he was assistant officer in charge of flying. 



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In July, 1918, he was transferred to the 1st Provisional 
Wing, Mitchell Field, Long Island, New York, as Flight 
Commander, 352d Aero Squadron. He was promoted 
to be a Captain, Air Service (Aeronautics), on August 
20, 1 91 8, and was placed in command of the 46th Aero 
Squadron, Roosevelt Field, Long Island, New York. 

On November 20, 19 18, he was transferred to Wash- 
ington, D. C, as special pilot for Colonel Archie Miller, 
District Supervisor, Eastern District, United States Air 
Service. He was discharged on January 17, 19 19, and 
was subsequently recommissioned Captain, Air Service, 
Officers' Reserve Corps. 



JOHN BOND TREVOR 

Born November 19, 1878, in Yonkers, New York 
Son of John Bond and Emily Norwood Trevor 

Harvard, A. B., 1902; A. M., 1903 

On Active Service May 18, 1918 to June 6, 1919 

Latest Rank: Captain, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

John B. Trevor entered the service of military intelli- 
gence, U. S. Army, as a civilian investigator, in Novem- 
ber, 1 91 7. He served in that capacity until commissioned 
1st Lieutenant, Military Intelligence Division, May 18, 
1918. 

He was promoted to be a captain on October 9, 19 18, 
with rank from September 3, and took command of the 
Office of Military Intelligence, New York City, Decem- 
ber 13, 1 91 8. He served in that capacity until the time 
of his discharge, June 6, 191 9, when he was recommended 
for a majority in the Officers' Reserve Corps. 




Roderick Tower 



John Bond Trevor 




Craig Wharton Wadsworth Robert James TurnbuII 



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Captain Trevor received two personal letters of com- 
mendation from Brigadier General Marlborough Church- 
ill, Director of Military Intelligence, and letters of com- 
mendation from Colonel J. M. Dunn, Acting Director, 
Military Intelligence, and Colonel K. C. Masteler, Mili- 
tary Intelligence Division. He was also decorated 
Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur on January 5, 1921, by 
General Neville at a dinner given under the auspices of 
the Franco American Society. 



SAMUEL BRECK PARKMAN TROWBRIDGE 

Born May 20, 1862, in New York City 

Son of William P. and Lucy Parkman Trowbridge 

Trinity, A. B., 1883 ; A. M., 1893 ; Columbia, PL B., 1886 

Trinity, Sc. D., 1910 

S. Breck Parkman Trowbridge built a large housing 
improvement for the U. S. Housing Corporation, for 
which the services of his firm were volunteered. From 
19 14 until after the signing of the armistice, he served 
as Chairman, Serbian Relief Committee, Chairman, 
Roumanian Relief Committee, and Chairman, Monte- 
negrin Relief Committee. For his services he was deco- 
rated with the Cross of the Grand Commander of the 
Order of St. Sava (Serbian) and the Cross of the Com- 
mander of the Order of the Crown (Roumanian). 



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ROBERT JAMES TURNBULL 

Born February u, 1876, in New Orleans, Louisiana 

Son of Robert James and Catherine VanRensselaer Screven Turnbull 

Yale, A. B., 1898 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to May 10, 191 9 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Robert J. Turnbull served in Squadron A, New York 
National Guard, as a private from October 1, 1899, to 
October 1, 1904. 

He attended the first Officers' Training Camp at 
Plattsburg, May 12, 19 17, and was commissioned Cap- 
tain, Cavalry, on August 15, 191 7. He was assigned to 
the 305th Machine Gun Battalion, 77th Division, Camp 
Upton, New York, commanding Company B. In De- 
cember his commission as Captain, Cavalry, was can- 
celled and he was commissioned Captain, Infantry. 
He sailed for France, in command of his company, on 
March 28, 191 8, and arrived in France on April 11. 
Until June 6, 19 18, he and his men were in training with 
the British behind St. Omer. They then proceeded to 
the Baccarat sector (Vosges), where they served until 
August 6, 19 18. 

Captain Turnbull commanded his company in the 
Oise-Aisne offensive, from August 1 1 to August 23. He 
was then ordered to the 1st Corps Machine Gun School 
at Gondrecourt, where he remained until September 21. 
He rejoined his organization on September 23. He then 
Jed his company throughout the entire Meuse-Argonne 



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offensive, from the LeFour de Paris line on September 
26, to the Meuse River, south of Sedan, on November 1 1 . 
After the armistice he was in the 9th Training Area 
and the Le Mans Area. He returned with his organiza- 
tion to the United States on April 24, 19 19, and was 
discharged at Camp Upton, New York, May 10, 19 19. 
He was later commissioned Major, Infantry Section, 
Officers' Reserve Corps. 



SPENCER TURNER 

Born March 16, 1884, in Brooklyn, New York 

Son of Thomas M. and Emily Thorp Barnes Turner 

Yale, A. B., 1906 

Spencer Turner served as Chief, Cotton Goods Sec- 
tion, War Industries Board, from November, 191 7, to 
December, 191 8. 



GEORGE EVANS TURNURE 

Born December 10, 1867, in New York City 

Son of Lawrence and Jane Redfield Turnure 

Harvard, A. B., 1889 

George E. Turnure served with the American Red 
Cross from May 14, 191 8, to November, 191 8, as Deputy 
Chief, Advance Section, American Red Cross, France. 



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HARRISON TWEED 

Born October 18, 1885, in New York City- 
Son oj Charles Harrison and Helen Minerva Evarts Tweed 
Harvard, A. B., 1907 ; LL. B. t 1910 
On Active Service August 29, 1918 to December 11, 1918 
Latest Rank: Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Harrison Tweed attended the 191 5 Plattsburg camp 
and was also a private in the 1st Field Artillery, New 
York National Guard. 

He was special assistant to the United States District 
Attorney for the southern district of New York, on 
war matters, and was engaged in miscellaneous war 
work from June to November, 191 7. He was then 
placed in charge of the enforcement of the Trading with 
the Enemy Act and the Espionage Act at the New York 
Post Office, and served in that capacity until he resigned 
in July, 1918. 

On August 29, 1918, he entered the Field Artillery 
Central Officers' Training School, Camp Taylor, Ken- 
tucky. Owing to the signing of the armistice he did 
not receive a commission, but was discharged on De- 
cember 11, 1919. 

CORNELIUS VANDERBILT 

Born September 5, 1873, in New York City- 
Son oj Cornelius and Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt 
Yale, A. B., 1895; PL B., 1898; M. E., 1899 
On Active Service August 5, 19 17 to January 3, 19 19 

Latest Rank : Brigadier General, U. S. A. 

Cornelius Vanderbilt was commissioned 2d Lieu- 
tenant, 1 2th Infantry, New York National Guard, on 



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September 30, 1901. He was promoted to be a 1st 
Lieutenant on December 13, 1902, and to be a captain 
on June 29, 1907. He served as aide-de-camp to the 
Commanding General, New York National Guard, from 
October 1, 1908, until he was commissioned Lieuten- 
ant Colonel, Inspector General, New York National 
Guard. 

He was mustered into federal service on June 30, 19 16, 
as a major, and as such served as inspector of the 6th 
Division at McAIIen, Texas, during the Mexican border 
campaign. He was commissioned Colonel, 22d Engi- 
neers, New York National Guard, on December 13, 19 16. 
Upon being mustered out of federal service, January 14, 
19 1 7, he continued as Colonel, 22d Engineers, New York 
National Guard. On August 5, 191 7, he was mustered 
back into federal service as Colonel, Corps of Engineers, 
and on September 1, 191 7, was placed in command of 
the I02d Engineers, and was made Chief Engineer, 
27th Division, Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. 

From February 7 to March 4, 19 18, he was Acting 
Chief of Staff, 27th Division. He then returned to the 
command of the i02d Engineers, engaged in railroad 
construction work at Camp Humphrey. The regiment 
spent a few days at Camp Stewart preparatory to em- 
barkation, and sailed for France on May 17, 191 8, ar- 
riving May 30. 

On June 1, 1918, the I02d Engineers joined the 27th 
Division at Noyelles, and until July 1 were in the British 
training area. During this time Colonel Vanderbilt laid 
out and supervised the construction, by his own regi- 
ment, of second-line trenches in Marieux Wood and East 



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Poperinghe (Ypres). From July i to 20, 19 18, he was 
in action in the defensive sector, East Poperinghe line. 

On July 20, 19 1 8, he was commissioned brigadier 
general, with rank from June 26. He sailed for the 
United States, arriving July 30.- From August 20 to 
September 13, 1918, he was Acting Division Commander, 
13th Division, and Camp Commander, Camp Lewis, 
Washington. He then became Commanding General, 
13th Division, and continued as such until the time of 
his discharge, January 3, 191 9. 

Subsequent to his discharge he was recommissioned 
Brigadier General, Officers' Reserve Corps. He was 
awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for "his marked 
qualities of leadership and thorough training and in- 
struction," which "developed a high state of military 
efficiency in his command." 



HAROLD STIRLING VANDERBILT 

Born July 6, 1884, in Oakdale, Long Island, New York 

S071 0/ William Kissam and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt 

Harvard, A. B., 1Q07 

On Active Service April 9, igiy to December 30, igi8 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Harold S. Vanderbilt was commissioned Lieutenant, 
junior grade, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, in the latter 
part of March, 191 7, and was placed on active duty on 
April 9, 1 91 7, commanding the u. s. s. Section Patrol 
No. 56. He continued in that command until July 20, 
1 91 7, during which time the patrol boat was in service 
in the 2d Naval District and was also attached to the 
Atlantic Fleet, Squadron 2, Nantucket Patrol. 




William Kissam Vanderbilt, Jr. 



Cornelius Vanderbilt 




Philip Balch Weld 



Harold Stirling Vanderbilt 



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On July 20, 19 1 7, he was transferred to the command 
of the Block Island Section, 2d Naval District, and on 
November 17, 191 7, to the command of the New London 
Section, 2d Naval District. In February, 191 8, the New 
London Section became a part of the Naval District 
Base at New London, Connecticut. 

Lieutenant Vanderbilt continued in charge of the pa- 
trol section at that base until July 17, 191 8. He was then 
detached and ordered to report to the commander of the 
U. S. Naval Force operating in European waters for 
duty in connection with submarine chasers. He remained 
on duty with the Submarine Chaser Detachment No. 3, 
Queenstown, Ireland, from August, 191 8, to November 25, 
1 91 8. On September 21, 191 8, he was promoted to be a 
Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, Class 2. 

When the submarine chaser detachment was disbanded, 
in December, 191 8, he returned to the United States and 
was placed on inactive duty on December 30, 191 8. 



REGINALD CLAYPOOLE VANDERBILT 

Born December ig, 1880, in New York City 

Son oj Cornelius and Alice Gwynne Vanderbilt 

Yale, A. B., 1Q02 

Reginald C. Vanderbilt organized the Portsmouth, 
Rhode Island, Home Guard and was elected captain of 
that organization. He gave the use of his residence at 
Portsmouth to the American Red Cross for use as a base 
hospital. He also served as a voluntary aide to the Naval 
Intelligence Bureau. 



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WILLIAM KISSAM VANDERBILT, Jr. 

Born October 26, 1878, in New York City- 
Son oj William Kissam and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt 
Harvard, i8gg 
On Active Service May g, igi7 to October 1, igi7 
Latest Rank : Lieutenant, j. g., U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

William K. Vanderbilt, Jr., was commissioned Lieu- 
tenant, junior grade, U. S. Naval Reserve Force, on 
March 29, 1917, and was placed on active duty on May 9, 
191 7, commanding the u. s. s. Tarantula (Section Patrol 
No. 124) at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, New York. He 
was assigned to patrol and convoy duty in District No. 6 

He remained in command of the Tarantula until Oc- 
tober 1, 191 7. He was then granted a temporary leave 
of absence to resume his duties as vice-president of the 
New York Central Lines. A few months later he was 
elected president of the New York Central Lines and 
served in that capacity during the remainder of the war. 

At the expiration of his enlistment he re-enlisted and 
was promoted to be a Lieutenant Commander, U. S. 
Naval Reserve Force. 



FRANCIS SKIDDY VON STADE 

Born September 4, 1884, in New York City 

Son oj Frederick H. and Dolly Fischer von Stade 

Harvard, A. B., igo7 

On Active Service July 7, igi7 to November 30, igi8 

Latest Rank : Captain, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

F. Skiddy von Stade was commissioned Captain, 
Quartermaster Corps (Remount Division) in July, 191 7, 



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and was attached to the Northwest Purchasing Zone, 
with headquarters at Fort Keogh, Montana. He was 
engaged in the purchase of horses and mules for use in 
the war. During the latter part of his service he pur- 
chased remounts in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, 
Utah, Wyoming, and California, and later in North and 
South Dakota, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. 



CRAIG WHARTON WADSWORTH 

Born January 12, 1872, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of Craig Wharton and Evelyn Willing Peters Wadsworth 

Harvard, i8q7 

Craig W. Wadsworth enlisted, at the outbreak of the 
Spanish-American War, as a private, 1st U. S. Volunteer 
Cavalry (Rough Riders). He was promoted, in Cuba, 
to be a corporal, then to be a sergeant. He was discharged 
on September 1 , 1 898, and received the Spanish- American 
War service medal. He later served, with the rank of 
major, on the military staff of Theodore Roosevelt, gov- 
ernor of New York. 

During the first year of the World War he served as 
secretary of legation and consul general at Teheran, 
Persia. On March 2, 19 15, he was assigned to Bucharest, 
Roumania, as secretary of legation. On April 13, 191 6, 
he was assigned to Montevideo, Uruguay, as secretary of 
legation, and on August 10, 19 16, assumed charge of the 
American Embassy, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He re- 
turned to Montevideo on September 26, 19 16, and on 



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December 8, 1916, was appointed charge d'affaires at 
that city. On July 1, 19 18, he was assigned to Rio de 
Janeiro, Brazil, as secretary of embassy. 



LLOYD WARREN 

Born November 10, 1868, in Paris, France 

Son 0/ George Henry and Mary Caroline Phoenix Warren 

Columbia, A. B., 1888, Ph. B., 1891 

Lloyd Warren entered the service of the Young Men's 
Christian Association in December, 191 8, as an educa- 
tional secretary. He arrived in France in January, 19 19, 
and was attached to the Department of Fine Arts of the 
Educational Commission, Young Men's Christian As- 
sociation. 

Beginning April 15, 1919, he served under G — 5 (Train- 
ing), G. H. Q., as a member of the Educational Corps, 
A. E. F. He served as director of instruction of the 
A. E. F. Art Training Centre at Bellevue until its close 
on June 15, 19 19. He was discharged on June 28, 1919, 
and was later decorated Chevalier, Legion d'Honneur. 



JOHN GRISWOLD WEBB 

Born August 13, 1890, in Riverdale, New York 
Son 0/ Henry Walter and Leila Howard Griswold Webb 

Harvard, A. B., 1913 
On Active Service August is, 1918 to February 21, 1919 
Latest Rank : Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

During 191 7 and the first half of 19 18, J. Griswold 
Webb was local chairman of the American Red Cross, 



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the Liberty Loan drive, and the War Saving Stamps 
campaign, in Dutchess County, New York. He was 
also chairman of the Committee on Food Production of 
the Home Defense Committee. He was made Federal 
Food Administrator for Dutchess County in October, 
191 7, and in November was appointed to the Executive 
Committee of the Dutchess County Defense Council. 

He resigned all these positions to enter the armed 
service on August 15, 1918. He attended the Field 
Artillery Officers' Training School, Camp Taylor, Ken- 
tucky, beginning August 22. After two months train- 
ing he contracted influenza and was sent to the base 
hospital at Camp Taylor. While there he developed 
pneumonia, empyema, and scarlet fever. He did not 
leave the hospital until February, 191 9, and received his 
discharge on February 21, 191 9. 



JAMES WATSON WEBB 

Born July 1, 1884, in Burlington, Vermont 

Son oj William Seward and Lila Osgood Vanderbilt Webb 

Yale, A. B., iqoj 

On Active Service August 2Q, igiy to March 12, igig 

Latest Rank : Captain, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

J. Watson Webb attended the second Officers' Train- 
ing Camp, Plattsburg, August 29, 19 17, and at the close 
of the encampment, November 27, 19 17, was commis- 
sioned Captain, Field Artillery. 

He was assigned to the 351st Field Artillery, 92d 
Division, at Camp Meade, Maryland, and was adjutant 
of the 2d Battalion for one month. He was then made 



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regimental adjutant. In the early spring of 19 18 he 
obtained his transfer to the 79th Division, and on 
March 10, 191 8, was appointed Acting Adjutant, 157th 
Infantry Brigade, 79th Division. 

In June, 1918, he was transferred to the 311th Field 
Artillery, 154th Field Artillery Brigade, 79th Division, 
and sailed for France with that regiment on July 18, 

191 8. The 154th Field Artillery Brigade was in train- 
ing in various places in France until October 16, but did 
not get ordered to the front because there were no horses 
available until after the armistice. Upon receiving 
horses, November 20, the brigade joined the rest of the 
79th Division south of Verdun. 

Captain Webb returned to the United States in March, 

19 1 9, as a casual officer, and was discharged on March 
12, 1919. 



VANDERBILT WEBB 

Born April 23, i8qi, in New York City 

Son oj William Seward and Lila Osgood Vanderbilt Webb 

Yale, A. B., 1Q13 

On Active Service August 25, 1917 to February 4, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Judge Advocate General's Department, 

U. S. A. 

Vanderbilt Webb enlisted in the armed service 01 
August 25, 191 7, as a battalion sergeant major, and wi 
assigned to Headquarters, 42d Division, Camp Mills 
New York. 

He sailed for France with the 42d Division on Octob< 
18, 191 7, and continued with that division until Januai 




John Griswold Webb 



James Watson Webb 




Samuel Alfred Welldon 



Vanderbilt Webb 



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28, 19 1 8. He was then transferred to Headquarters, 
1 st Army Corps. On March 9, 19 18, he was promoted 
to be a regimental sergeant major, and on May 19, 191 8, 
he was commissioned Captain, Judge Advocate General's 
Department. 

He continued on duty at Headquarters, 1st Army 
Corps, until August 11, 1918. He was then trans- 
ferred to Headquarters, 1st Army, with which he served 
until after the signing of the armistice. 

On November 20, 19 18, he was assigned to the Ameri- 
can Commission to Negotiate Peace, at Paris. He sailed 
for the United States on January 19, 19 19, and was 
discharged on February 4. 



FRANCIS MINOT WELD 

Born February 18, 1875, ™ New York City- 
Son of Francis Minot and Fanny E. Bartholomew Weld 
Harvard, A. B., 1897; A. M., 1898 
On Active Service May 15, 1917 to March 26, 1919 
Latest Rank: Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Francis M. Weld attended the first Officers' Training 
Camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, May 15 to August 
15, 191 7. At the close of the encampment he was com- 
missioned Captain, Infantry, and was assigned to the 
77th Division, Camp Upton, New York. He was as- 
signed to the 302d Ammunition Train and was placed 
in command of Company E. 

He sailed for France with the 77th Division in April, 
191 8, and was in training with his organization at Bor- 



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deaux until July. He then served in the Baccarat sector 
(Vosges) where he was appointed Adjutant, 302d Ammu- 
nition Train. He moved to the Vesle River in August, 
191 8, and during the Oise-Aisne offensive was trans- 
ferred to the 308th Infantry as operations officer and 
adjutant. 

He was promoted to be a Major, 308th Infantry, on 
October 4, during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, and was 
soon thereafter placed in command of the 2d Battalion, 
308th Infantry. On November 5, 19 18, while in com- 
mand of his battalion in action near Oches, he was 
wounded by a machine gun bullet and was evacuated. 

He was not returned to the 77th Division, but was sent 
from the hospital in Paris to the United States in March, 
19 1 8, and was discharged on March 26, 191 8. 

He was cited for gallantry in the general orders of the 
77th Division. 



PHILIP BALCH WELD 

Born January 4, 1887, in Dedbam, Massachusetts 

Son of Stephen Minot and Eloise Rodman Weld 

Harvard, A. B., 1908 

On Active Service July 1, 1917 to January 15, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Philip B. Weld served, from 1906 to 1909, as a private 
in the 1st Corps, Massachusetts Cadets. He enlisted 
January 1, 19 16, in the 1st Field Artillery, New York 
National Guard, and was promoted to be a corporal in 
May, 19 1 6. He was on Mexican border duty from July 
to November, 1916; during that time, August 16, he 






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was commissioned 2d Lieutenant. Upon his return from 
the Mexican border he was mustered out of the federal 
service. 

He was recalled to federal service on or about July 1, 
191 7, and went with his regiment, the 104th Field Artil- 
lery, to Plattsburg. He remained with this regiment in 
Plattsburg until some time in October, 191 7, when they 
proceeded as the 104th Field Artillery, 27th Division, to 
Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. He was promoted on 
October 1, 1917, to be a 1st Lieutenant, and continued to 
serve with that regiment until January, 191 8. At the end 
of January he was detailed to the Artillery Observers* 
School, Fort Sill, Oklahoma, for training as an artillery 
observer. He completed the course on April 1, 191 8, 
and received his certificate as an aeroplane field artillery 
observer. Later he attended the Selfridge Field Aerial 
Machine Gun School at Mount Clemens. 

He sailed for France on September 30, 191 8, as an ar- 
tillery observer and casual officer. He did not receive 
orders for front-line duty. On January 4, 191 9, he re- 
turned to the United States and was discharged on Janu- 
ary 15. 

SAMUEL ALFRED WELLDON 

Born September 28, 1882, in Lynn, Massachusetts 
Son of John William and Janet Hume Turnbull Welldon 

Harvard, A. B., 1904; LL. B., 1908 

On Active Service August 25, 1917 to December 20, 1918 

Latest Rank: Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Samuel A. Welldon attended the second Officers* 
Training Camp at Plattsburg, from August 25 to No- 



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vember 27, 19 17, and at the close of the encampment 
was commissioned Captain, Field Artillery. He was 
assigned to the 308th Field Artillery, 78th Division, 
Camp Dix, New Jersey. He joined on December 15, 
but was detached in February, 19 18, to attend the 
School of Fire, Fort Sill, Oklahoma. 

He rejoined his regiment in May, 19 18, and sailed for 
France. In September, 19 18, he was promoted to be a 
major, ranking from July 30, 19 18, and was ordered to 
the United States to assume command of the Yale Stu- 
dents' Army Training Corps, New Haven, Connecticut. 
He served in that capacity until December 20, 19 18, when 
he was discharged from the service. 

He was subsequently recommissioned Major, Field Ar- 
tillery Section, Officers' Reserve Corps. 



ALLEN GOUVERNEUR WELLMAN 

Born March 11, 1884, in New York City- 
Son of Francis Lewis and Louise Cora Allen Wellman 
Harvard, A. B., 1905; LL. B., 1908 

Allen Gouverneur Wellman served as a voluntary 
aide and a " dollar-a-y ear man" in the Office of Naval 
Intelligence, New York City, from May 10, 191 7, to 
January, 1919. 




William Greenough Wendel 



Francis Minot Weld 




Allen Gouverneur Wellman William Shepard Keteltas Wetmore 



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WILLIAM GREENOUGH WENDELL 

Born November 11, 1888, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of Barrett and Edith Greenough Wendell 

Harvard, A. B., iqoq 

On Active Service September 18, iqi8 to January 6, zgig 

Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Infantry, U. S. A. 

William Greenough Wendell received his preliminary 
military training as a private in Company C, 1st Corps 
Cadets, Massachusetts National Guard. 

He entered active service on September 18, 191 8, 
at Paris, France, as 1st Lieutenant, Infantry. He was 
at once assigned to the office of G — 2b, Service of Sup- 
plies, and was engaged in counter-espionage work in 
the Intelligence Section, stationed at Paris. His duty 
consisted of liaison work with French bureaus, also en- 
gaged in counter-espionage work. 

After the signing of the armistice he was detached 
from G — 2b and was assigned to the American Commis- 
sion to Negotiate Peace, as assistant to Mr. J. C. Grew, 
the secretary. He served in that capacity from Novem- 
ber 22, 19 1 8, to January 4, 19 19, and was discharged at 
St. Aignan, France, on January 6, 19 19. 



WILLIAM SHEPARD KETELTAS WETMORE 

Born April 16, 1875, in New York City 

Son 0} George Peabody and Edith Malvina Keteltas Wetmore 

Yale, A. B., 1897 

William S. K. Wetmore entered the service of the 
Young Men's Christian Association on July 29, 191 8. 



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He sailed for France on October 26, 1918, and upon 
arriving was sent to Nice as secretary of the Information 
Bureau, Young Men's Christian Association. He was 
later sent to Cannes where he served as secretary, in 
charge of the Officers' Rest Club. For the latter service 
he was highly commended by Mr. Henry P. Davison, 
chairman of the committees of Red Cross Societies, by 
the Commanding Officer, Cannes Leave Area, by the 
Commanding Officer, Service of Supplies, and by the 
Commanding Officer, Riviera Hospital Area. 

He returned to the United States on July 13, 191 9, and 
obtained his immediate release. 



GEORGE MIFFLIN WHARTON 

Born August 22, 1872, in New York City 

Son of William Fishbourne and Fanny Turner Fisher Wharton 

On Active Service May 30, iqi8 to December 6, iqi8 

Latest Rank: 2d Lieutenant, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

G. Mifflin Wharton enlisted as a private in the New 
York Veteran Corps of Artillery, on May 26, 191 7. 
In August, 19 1 7, he joined the 1st Provisional Regiment, 
New York Guard, for guard duty at the Croton Aqueduct, 
and served as mess sergeant. 

He was discharged from the New York Guard on 
January 7, 19 18, and served in the Military Censor's 
Office, New York City, from March 1 to May 29, 19 18. 
He then attended the Officers' Training Camp, Camp 
Shelby, Mississippi. At the completion of the course, 
September 11, he was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 



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Quartermaster Corps, and was placed on duty with the 
Remount Division at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, Camp 
Lee, Virginia, and Camp Joseph E. Johnston, Florida. 
He continued on that duty until the time of his discharge, 
December 6, 1918. He was recommissioned 1st Lieuten- 
ant, Quartermaster Corps, Officers' Reserve Corps, on 
March 3, 1920, and continued to serve on the honorary 
staff, Veteran Corps of Artillery. 



HERBERT SYDNEY WHIPPLE 

Born July 16, 1861, in Norristown, Pennsylvania 

Son of William Denison and Caroline Mary Cooke Whipple 

United States Military Academy, 1885 

On Active Service from July 1, 1881 (with intervals). On active service 

at date of publication 

Latest Rank : Major, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. (Retired) 

Herbert S. Whipple entered the United States Military 
Academy, West Point, on July 1, 1881, and upon grad- 
uating, June 14, 1885, was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
10th Cavalry. He took part in the Geronimo Indian 
Campaign, 1885 to 1887, and subsequently in various 
minor expeditions against hostile Indians. He was pro- 
moted to be a 1st Lieutenant, Cavalry, on March 27,1892. 

During the Spanish-American War he was in the vol- 
unteer service as Lieutenant Colonel, 2d Kentucky In- 
fantry, from May 17, 1898, to October 31, 1898. He 
was then mustered out of the volunteer service and 
resumed his former rank of 1st Lieutenant, Cavalry, in 
the regular establishment. 

He was promoted to be a Captain, Cavalry, on July 



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10, 1900, and was made a paymaster on April 23, 1901. 
On September 22, 1905, he was retired as Captain, 
Cavalry, and for three different periods between Decem- 
ber, 1906, and October, 191 2, was on duty with the 
Recruiting Service. 

He was recalled to active duty on April 4, 19 16, and 
served in the Quartermaster Corps until October 1, 

19 1 8. During this time he was promoted to be a Major, 
Quartermaster Corps (Retired). From October 1, 19 18, 
to May 31, 19 1 9, he was on duty at the Atlantic Branch, 
U. S. Disciplinary Barracks, Governor's Island, New 
York. He was relieved from active duty on May 31, 

19 1 9, but was recalled on May 12, 1920. He was then 
on recruiting service until July 2, 1921, and on October 20, 
1 92 1, was detailed to active duty as assistant professor 
of military tactics and science at the college of the City 
of New York. He was on that duty at the publication 
of this record. 

HENRY WHITE 

Born March 2Q, 1850, in Baltimore, Maryland 
Son of John Campbell and Eliza Ridgely White 
Johns Hopkins, LL. D. (honorary), 1Q15; Harvard, LL. D. 
(honorary), igi7 

Henry White was manager of the Potomac Division, 
American Red Cross, from September, 191 7, to Novem- 
ber, 19 1 8. This division comprised the States of Mary- 
land, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. 
He was appointed by President Wilson to accompany 
him to Paris as a commissioner plenipotentiary to ne- 
gotiate peace with Germany, Austria, and other enemy 




Lawrence Grant White 



Herbert Sydney Whipple 




John Campbell White 



Henry White 



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countries. This office he held for more than a year after 
the signing of the armistice. 



JOHN CAMPBELL WHITE 

Born March 17, 1884, in London, England 

Son of Henry and Margaret Stuyvesant Rutberjurd White 

Harvard, A. B., IQ07 

John Campbell White entered the diplomatic service 
in June, 1914, as secretary of legation and charge d'af- 
faires at Santo Domingo. He remained there until De- 
cember, 19 14. He was then secretary of embassy or 
legation at the following posts: Petrograd, April, 19 15, 
to June, 19 1 6; Athens, October, 191 6, to October, 1917; 
Tokyo, February, 191 8, to May, 1918; Bangkok, Siam, 
where he was charge d'affaires, June, 191 8, to Septem- 
ber, 1919. 



LAWRENCE GRANT WHITE 

Born September 26, 1887, in New York City 
Son of Stanford and Bessie Springs Smith White 

Harvard, A. B., iqo8 

On Active Service April 4, iqi6 to March 16, igig 

Latest Rank : Lieutenant, U. S. Naval Reserve Force 

Lawrence Grant White attended the 1915 Plattsburg 
camp, and on April 6, 191 6, enlisted in the 2d Battalion, 
New York Naval Militia, Aviation Section. On April 
4, 19 1 7, he enlisted in the National Naval Volunteers as 
a machinist's mate, 2d class. On November 15, 19 17, he 
was appointed Naval Aviator No. 176, and on December 



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12, 1 91 7, was commissioned Ensign, U. S. Naval Reserve 
Force, Class 5. 

On February 25, 191 8, he received orders for foreign 
service, and in April, 191 8, was appointed Executive 
Officer, U. S. Naval Aviation Forces, Italy. He was pro- 
moted to be a Lieutenant, junior grade, on October 1, 

19 1 8, and was promoted to be a Lieutenant, U. S. Naval 
Reserve Force, on January 1, 191 9. 

He was appointed aide-de-camp to the Commander-in- 
Chief, U. S. Naval Aviation Forces, Italy, on January 3, 

1919, and was placed on inactive duty, March 16, 19 19. 



HENRY JOHN WHITEHOUSE 

Born August 14, 1874, in Chicago, Illinois 

Son of William FitzHugh and Frances Abigal Sheldon Wbitebouse 

On Active Service August 25, 1917 to May 28, 1919 

Latest Rank : Major, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Henry J. Whitehouse attended the 1915 Plattsburg 
camp and the training camp at Fort Oglethorpe in 19 16. 
He entered the second Officers' Training Camp at Platts- 
burg, August 25, 1 91 7, and was commissioned Major, 
Air Service, on November 8, 191 7. Upon leaving Platts- 
burg, November 22, he was stationed at Washington, 
D. C, where he was appointed liaison officer for the 
French and British Aviation Missions. 

On March 27, 19 18, he reported at Camp Merritt, 
New Jersey, for overseas service, and sailed for France 
in April in command of a detachment of two hundred and 
fifty men from the Camp Devens, Massachusetts, re- 
placement draft. 




Norman Ogden Whitehouse 



1 [enry John Whitehouse 




George MifHin Wharton 



William FitzHugh Whitehouse 



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Upon his arrival in France he reported to the chief 
liaison officer at Paris, and was assigned as liaison of- 
ficer to the Commissariat General des Affaires de Guerre 
Franco-Americaines, Monsieur Andre Tardieu's office. 

He continued on that duty until the signing of the 
armistice, and was then attached to the American Com- 
mission to Negotiate Peace, as ceremonial officer. He 
was discharged in France on May 28, 19 19. 

Major Whitehouse was decorated Chevalier, Legion 
d'Honneur. 



NORMAN OGDEN WHITEHOUSE 

Born August 23, 1887, in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England 

Son of William FitzHugb and Frances Abigal Sbeldon Whitehouse 

Eton College, England; Yale, iqoq 

On Active Service May 12, IQ17 to January, 1Q20 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Corps 0/ Engineers, U. S. A. 

Norman O. Whitehouse was commissioned 1st Lieu- 
tenant, Infantry Section, Officers' Reserve Corps, in 
March, 191 7. He was placed on active duty at the 
first Officers' Training Camp, Plattsburg, May 12, 191 7. 
At the close of the encampment he was commissioned 
1st Lieutenant, Corps of Engineers, and was detailed to 
the Army War College, Washington, D. C. 

He sailed for France, unassigned, in October, 19 17, 
and upon arrival was assigned to the Military Intelli- 
gence Division and was stationed at G. H. Q., A. E. F. 
He continued on that duty until March, 19 18, when he 
was assigned to the 1st Division, on intelligence duty, 
and served with that division in the Toul sector in March 



372 WAR RECORDS 

and April, 191 8, and on the Amiens front from April 
to July. Previous to and during the action at Cantigny, 
he was attached to a brigade of the 1^26. French Division. 
He later took part in the counter offensive of July 18, 

19 1 8, near Soissons. 

In September, 191 8, he was assigned to the Prisoners 
of War Mission in Switzerland. After the signing of the 
armistice and until January 31, 19 19, he was attached 
to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace, at 
Paris. From January to October, 1919, he was a mem- 
ber of the Russian Military Mission and visited Odessa, 
the Crimea, and the Caucasus, where he was attached to 
the volunteer army of General Denikin. From October, 

19 19, until January, 1920, he was attached to the staff 
of Admiral Bristol, United States High Commissioner to 
Turkey, and was stationed at Constantinople. He was 
discharged in January, 1920. 



EDWIN SHELDON WHITEHOUSE 

Born February 5, 1883, in New York City- 
Son of William FitzHugh and Frances Abigal Sheldon Wbitebouse 
Yale, A. B., igo$ 

E. Sheldon Whitehouse entered the diplomatic service 
on August 4, 1909. From August, 1916, to December, 
19 1 7, he was first secretary of embassy at Petrograd. 
Then, until August, 191 8, he was first secretary of le- 
gation at Stockholm. 

On August 27, 19 1 8, he was appointed counsellor of 
embassy, serving in that capacity first at Stockholm, 



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September, 191 8, to January, 19 19; then at Paris, where 
he was attached to the American Commission to Negoti- 
ate Peace, January to August, 191 9. 



WILLIAM FITZHUGH WHITEHOUSE 

Born September 6, 1877, in Elmhurst, Illinois 

Son of William FitzHugh and Frances Abigal Sheldon Wbitebouse 

Yale, A. B., 1899 

On Active Service May 12, 1917 to March 37, 1919 

Latest Rank : Captain, Infantry, U. S. A. 

William F. Whitehouse attended the Plattsburg camp 
of 1 91 6 and the first Officers' Training Camp, May 12, 

19 1 7, from which he was commissioned, August 15, 191 7, 
Captain, Infantry. He was assigned to the 308th In- 
fantry, 77th Division, Camp Upton, New York, command- 
ing Company F. 

He sailed for France with his organization on April 16, 

19 1 8, and went into training with the British in the 
sector behind St. Omer. In June he proceeded, with the 
77th Division, to the Baccarat sector (Vosges), where 
the division relieved the 426. Division, brigaded with the 
French, and subsequently took over the entire re- 
sponsibility for a portion of the front line. 

On July 7, 19 1 8, he was transferred, because of his 
foreign experience and knowledge of French, to Head- 
quarters, 1 st Army Corps, at La Ferte sous Jouarre, at- 
tached to G — 3 (Operations). He was detailed to the 
3d Division as liaison officer from General Degoutte, 
commanding the 6th French Army, and took part in 
the action of July 15 at Fossoy and Mezy. In the counter- 



374 WAR RECORDS 

offensive of July 18 he participated with the 26th Di- 
vision in the advance on Torcy and Belleau villages, and 
continued with the advance to the Vesle River. He was 
gassed while with the French on the Vesle. 

He was then in a hospital at Chateau-Thierry for a 
brief period, but on August 24 rejoined the 1st Army 
Corps, then at Saizerais, preparing for the St. Mihiel of- 
fensive. He served through that offensive and then was 
sent to Rarecourt for the initial attack of the Meuse- 
Argonne offensive on September 26. He was detailed to 
Headquarters, 38th French Army Corps, on the left of 
the 77th Division, and on the morning of the attack he 
accompanied the 368th U. S. Infantry and the French 
Cuirassiers, which were used to fill the gap between the 
38th French Army Corps and the 77th Division. 

After the signing of the armistice he was successively 
at Chatel Chehery and Tonnerre (Yonne), in training 
with the 36th, 78th, and 80th Divisions, 1st Army Corps. 
In February, 1919, he was ordered to accompany the 
Serbian Mission, but this order was cancelled at his re- 
quest and he returned to the United States on March 19, 
191 9, and was discharged at Camp Dix, New Jersey, 
March 31. 

WORTHINGTON WHITEHOUSE 

Born October 30, 1864, in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York 
Son of Edward Moller and Amelia Stuart Wortbington Wbitebouse 

Worthington Whitehouse served, during the latter 
half of 1918, on Local Board No. 159, under the selective 
service law, and subsequently on Local Board No. 20, 
both New York City. 



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GEORGE WHITNEY 

Born October 9, 1885, in Boston, Massachusetts 

Son of George and Elizabeth Whitney 

Harvard, A. B., 1907 

On Active Service October 6, 1918 to November 28, 1918 

Latest Rank: Officer Candidate, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

George Whitney entered the armed service on October 
6, 1 918, as a student at the Field Artillery Central Of- 
ficers' Training School, Camp Taylor, Kentucky. He 
was discharged on November 28, 19 18. 



RICHARD WHITNEY 

Born August 1, 1888, in Beverly, Massachusetts 

Son oj George and Elizabeth Whitney 

Harvard, A. B., 191 1 

Richard Whitney was appointed assistant head of the 
States Administration Division, U. S. Food Administra- 
tion, Washington, D. C, on September 10, 19 17. His 
duties involved the control and supervision of the ac- 
tivities of the U. S. Food Administration in all the states. 
On June 10, 19 18, he became head of the Administration 
Division of the U. S. Food Administration in New Jersey, 
and continued in that position until the dissolution of 
the U. S. Food Administration on about January 1, 19 19. 



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ARNOLD WHITRIDGE 

Born June 29, i8qi, in New Rochelle, New York 
Son of Frederick Wallingjord and Lucy Charlotte Wbitridge 

Yale, A. B., 1913 

On Active Service March is, 191s to December 29, 1916 and 

May jo, 1917 to April 22, 1919 

Latest Rank: Major, Field Artillery, U. S. A. 

Arnold Whitridge enlisted in the British army in 19 14, 
and was commissioned Lieutenant, Royal Field Artillery, 
in December of the same year. He went to France in 
March, 191 5, and served in Flanders throughout 19 15 
and on the Somme in 191 6, with the 130th Battery, 3d 
Division (British). He was awarded the Military Cross 
for forward observation work at St. Eloi in April, 191 6. 

He resigned from the British army in December, 191 6, 
because of the death of his father. On April 15, 19 17, he 
was commissioned Captain, Field Artillery Section, Of- 
ficers' Reserve Corps, U. S. A., and was placed on active 
duty on May 10, 19 17, at the first Officers' Training 
Camp, at Plattsburg. 

In June, 191 7, after three weeks' training at Platts- 
burg, he was ordered to report to the Commander-in- 
Chief, A. E. F., in Paris. During July and August, 19 17, 
he was Assistant Provost Marshal of Paris. He was 
transferred to the 5th Field Artillery, 1st Division, upon 
its arrival, and was stationed at Camp Valdahon, France. 

After serving with the 5th Field Artillery as Adjutant, 
2d Battalion, for five months he was transferred, in 
February, 19 18, to Headquarters, 1st Army Corps, 
which was being formed at Neufchateau. He continued 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 377 

on duty at corps headquarters as assistant to G — 2 
(Intelligence) until after the signing of the armistice. 
He was promoted to be a Major, Field Artillery, on Sep- 
tember 21,1918. He was appointed to the General Staff, 
A. E. F., in November. 

During the Peace Conference he was sent to Germany 
as a member of a field party under command of Captain 
Gherardi, U. S. Navy. He returned to Paris in Febru- 
ary, 191 9, and for a few weeks was attached to the office 
of G — 2, 3d Army. He was discharged in France on 
April 23, 1919. 



FORSYTH WICKES 

Born October 26, 1876, in New York City- 
Son of Edward Allen and Mary W. Forsyth Wickes 
Yale, A. B., 1898 
On Active Service August, 27, 1917 to January 7, 1919 
Latest Rank : Major, Infantry, U. S. A. 

Forsyth Wickes attended the second Officers' Training 
Camp at Plattsburg, August 27, 19 17, and was com- 
missioned Captain, Infantry, on November 8, 1917. He 
was immediately assigned to overseas service with the 
Bureau of War Risk Insurance. He arrived in Paris on 
December 26, 191 7, and was sent to Neufchateau, where 
he wrote war risk insurance among officers and men of 
the 1 st, 2d, 42d, and 26th Divisions. 

On February 1, 19 18, he was transferred to Paris, 
where he was appointed assistant chief liaison officer, 
for the purpose of organizing liaison service in Paris and 
with the armies in the field. 



378 WAR RECORDS 

At the end of March, 191 8, he was assigned to the 
staff of the 1st Division on liaison duty with the i6id 
and 60th French Divisions. These two French divisions 
and the 1st U. S. Division at that time held the line in 
front of Montdidier. 

In July, 19 1 8, he was transferred to the staff of the 
5th Army Corps and was stationed with the 33d French 
Corps, which was holding the line from north of St. Die 
to Thann, in the Vosges. He remained there until Sep- 
tember and was then assigned to G — 3 (Operations) of 
the General Staff, G. H. Q., A. E. F., and was attached to 
the staff of General Maistre, commanding the French 
Group of Armies of the Centre, on the left of the 1st 
U. S. Army in the Argonne. During this period, Sep- 
tember 12, 19 1 8, he was promoted to be a Major, In- 
fantry. 

He was ordered to return to the United States in De- 
cember, 19 18, and was discharged on January 7, 19 19. 
He was cited by General Maistre, was awarded the 
Distinguished Service Medal and was decorated Cheva- 
lier, Legion d'Honneur. 



RICHARD HENRY WILLIAMS, Jr. 

Born February 28, 18S4, in New York City 

Son of Richard Henry and Sara Welford Peters Williams 

Harvard, IQ05 

On Active Service October 12, igiy to March 6, igig 

Latest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel, Quartermaster Corps, U. S. A. 

Richard H. Williams. Jr., enlisted as a private in the 
1 st Squadron, New Jersey National Guard, on June 20, 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 379 

19 1 6. He was discharged on April 2, 19 17, in order to 
accept a commission as Captain, Cavalry, but was com- 
pelled to resign that commission because of physical 
disability. 

On April 5, 19 17, he was appointed assistant to the 
Director of the Council of National Defense, Washing- 
ton, D. C. On June 13 he was appointed by the Secre- 
tary of War to the committee on the Council of National 
Defense to purchase public animals and to organize the 
Remount Service. 

On October 12, 1917, he was commissioned Lieutenant 
Colonel, Quartermaster Corps (Remount Service), and 
sailed for France on January 20, 19 18. He was attached 
to G — 1 (Administration), G. H. Q., A. E. F., and was 
later attached to G — 4 (Transportation and Supply), 
Service of Supplies, and was Assistant Chief of the Re- 
mount Service. 

After the signing of the armistice he went to Luxem- 
bourg as Remount Officer, 3d Army. He soon returned 
to Paris for duty with the American Commission to 
Negotiate Peace. He was on liaison duty with the French 
Remount Service and was then Chief of Liaison of the 
American Commission to Negotiate Peace. He was also, 
for a time, one of the secretaries of the Big Ten. 

Lieutenant Colonel Williams was decorated Officier, 
Legion d'Honneur. 



380 WAR RECORDS 



ORME WILSON, Jr. 

Born November 13, 1885, in New York City 

Son oj Marshall Orme and Caroline Astor Wilson 

Harvard, A. B., 1907 

On Active Service September 5, 1918 to March 8, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, U. S. A., attached to Military 

Intelligence Division 

Orme Wilson, Jr., served on the Committee on Supplies, 
Council of National Defense, Washington, D. C, in a 
civilian capacity from September 17, 191 7, to January 15, 
191 8. He then entered the Statistical Branch, Supply 
and Equipment Division, Quartermaster Corps, Wash- 
ington, D. C, where he remained, in civilian service, 
until June 15, 1918. 

He then served through a period of probation for a 
commission in the Military Intelligence Division of the 
General Staff, and on September 3, 191 8, was commis- 
sioned 1 st Lieutenant. Throughout the rest of his service 
he was on duty in this capacity in Washington, D. C. 
He was discharged from the service on March 8, 1919. 



RICHARD THORNTON WILSON 

Born December 15, 1886, in New York City 

Son 0/ Marshall Orme and Caroline Schermerhorn Astor Wilson 

Harvard, A. B., 1908 

On Active Service December 3, 1917 to March 1, 1919 

Latest Rank : 1st Lieutenant, Corps oj Interpreters, U. S. A. 

R. Thornton Wilson was commissioned 2d Lieutenant, 
Corps of Interpreters, on December 3, 19 17, and sailed 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 381 

for France on December 24, as a casual officer. He was 
attached to the General Staff, Headquarters, Service of 
Supplies, at Tours, where he was assistant to the secre- 
tary, and was also on duty with G — 1 (Administration). 
On June 18, 19 18, he was transferred to Dijon, where 
he was post adjutant. He served in that capacity until 
December, 19 18, and was then appointed Judge Advo- 
cate at Dijon. He continued as such until ordered to 
return to the United States on February 1, 191 9. He 
was discharged on March 1, 19 19, at Camp Dix, New 
Jersey. 



CAMERON McRAE WINSLOW 

Born July 29, 1854, in Washington, D. C. 

Son 0/ Francis and Mary S. Nelson Winslow 

United States Naval Academy, 187 $ 

On Active Service September, 1871 to July 28, 1916 

and September, 1917 to 1919 

Latest Rank : Rear Admiral, U. S. Navy 

Cameron McR. Winslow was graduated from the 
United States Naval Academy in June, 1875, anoT served 
on the staff of Rear Admiral Reynolds, Commander-in- 
Chief, Asiatic Fleet. He was commissioned Ensign, U. 
S. Navy, on July 18, 1876. He was promoted to be a 
lieutenant, junior grade, December 21, 1881, to be a 
lieutenant, July 1, 1888, and to be a lieutenant com- 
mander, March 3, 1899. 

During the Spanish-American War he served on the 
u. s. s. Nashville and was wounded in action while in 
command of a wire-cutting boat expedition off Cien- 



382 WAR RECORDS 

fuegos, Cuba. He was advanced five numbers in rank 
for extraordinary heroism. He served on the u. s. s. 
Indiana in 1898 and on the staff of Admiral Sampson in 
1899. He was stationed at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in 
1899 and was in charge of the hydrographic office in 
New York City in 1900. He was promoted to be a 
commander, October 11, 1903, and to be a captain, Janu- 
ary 28, 1908. 

From 1 90 1 to 1902 he was on the staff of Rear Admiral 
Higginson, who was in command of the North Atlantic 
Fleet. From 1902 to 1905 he was on duty in the Bureau 
of Navigation. In 1905 he was appointed naval aide to 
President Roosevelt, and commanded the u. s. s. May- 
flower. While in command of the Mayflower, he com- 
manded the peace conference squadron, conveying the 
Russian and Japanese commissions to Portsmouth, New 
Hampshire, and was one of the witnesses of the signing 
of the Treaty of Portsmouth. 

In 1906 he was in command of the u. s. s. Charleston, 
and commanded that vessel when it conveyed the Hon- 
orable Elihu Root, then Secretary of State, on his mission 
to various countries of South America. 

In 1907 and 1908, he was Assistant Chief of the Bureau 
of Navigation. In 1908 and 1909 he was in command of 
the u. s. s. New Hampshire, and was then supervisor of 
New York harbor until 191 1. He was promoted to be a 
rear admiral, September 14, 191 1. From 191 1 to 191 3 
he was commander successively of the 2d Division, 3d 
Division, and 1st Division of the Atlantic Fleet. In 
19 14 he was commander of the Special Service Squadron 
on the east coast of Mexico and in 19 15 and 19 16 was 




Henry Rogers Winthrop Cameron McRae Winslow 




James Anderson Wright Forsyth Wickes 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 383 

Commander-in-Chief, Pacific Fleet, with the rank of 
admiral. 

He was retired on July 29, 19 16, but was returned to 
active duty September 17, 19 17, and during the remainder 
of the World War was general inspector of naval districts 
of the Atlantic coast. His flagship was the u. s. s. 
Aloha. 






OWEN WINSTON 

Born September 5, 1882, in New York City- 
Son of Gustavus Storrs and Jeanie Louise Lewis Winston 
Harvard, 1904 
On Active Service August 2, 1918 to February 20, 1919 
Latest Rank: 1st Lieutenant, Chemical Warfare Service, U. S. A. 



Owen Winston attended the Plattsburg camp of 19 16 
and the second Officers' Training Camp, Fort Myer, 
Virginia, from August to November, 19 17. He was 
commissioned 1st Lieutenant, Chemical Warfare Ser- 
vice, on August 2, 1 91 8, and sailed for France on August 

17. 

From September 8 to 15, 19 18, he attended the In- 
fantry Officers' School at Choignes. He then attended 
the A. E. F. Gas School at Hanlon Field, near Chau- 
mont. Upon leaving there, September 29, 191 8, he was 
assigned to the 79th Division, then at Jouy en Argonne, 
as assistant division gas officer. He moved into the 
Troyon sector with the 79th Division, where he stayed 
until October 26, proceeding then to the Grande Mon- 
tagne sector, on the Meuse. He was appointed division 



384 WAR RECORDS 

gas officer on October 27, and continued as such until 
after the signing of the armistice. 

On December 18, 191 8, he was transferred to the 88th 
Division to teach at the divisional schools. He then 
became ill and was sent to a base hospital near Neuf- 
chateau on January 9, 191 8. Upon leaving the hospital, 
January 1 8, he was ordered to the United States and was 
discharged on February 20, 19 19. 



BERTRAM WINTHROP 

Born October 18, 1884, in Pau, France 

Son of Neilson and Louise Van Zandt Wintbrop 

Harvard Law School, ign 

On Active Service August 20, IQ17 to August 37, igig 

Latest Rank: Captain, Air Service, U. S. A. 

Bertram Winthrop served as a volunteer with the 
American Relief Clearing House in France, from Novem- 
ber, 1915, to June 1, 191 7. He then joined the American 
Red Cross Commission to France, with which he served 
until August 20, 19 1 7, organizing Cantines Franco- 
Americaines du Front. Prior to and during this period 
of his service, he attended the 1915 and 191 6 Plattsburg 
camps. 

He entered active service in France on August 20, 19 17, 
and on September 20 was commissioned 1st Lieutenant, 
Air Service. He was on duty at Air Service Head- 
quarters, A. E. F., from September, 191 7, to March 9, 
1918. 

He was then assigned to the Liaison Service and was 




Arnold Whitridge 



Bertram Winthrop 




Orme Wilson, Jr. 



Owen Winston 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 385 

Liaison Officer, Headquarters, French 9th Region, from 
March 9 to May 24, 19 18. Then, until June 14, he was 
on duty at the Bureau Special Franco-Americain, Etat- 
Major de PArmee, Ministere de la Guerre. He was then 
Liaison Officer, Headquarters, French 18th Region, until 
November 5, 19 18. From November 5, 19 18, to Jan- 
uary 18, 1 91 9, he was Liaison Officer at Headquarters, 
Armee Francaise de Belgique, between the 34th and 
30th French Army Corps and the 37th U. S. Division. 
While on this duty he took part in the battles of Lys 
and Escaut, Belgium, November 7 to 11, 191 8. 

From January 18 to February 21, 191 9, he was on 
detached duty with the War Damages Commission in 
France and the allied countries. He was then appointed 
Assistant Financial Liaison Officer, A. E. F., in charge 
of British, Belgian, and Italian business. 

He was promoted to be a Captain, Air Service, on 
April 8, 1919. He received the Medaille Reconnaissance 
Francaise and was decorated Chevalier, Legion 
d'Honneur, June 13, 191 9. He was discharged from the 
service in France on August 31, 19 19. 



BRONSON WINTHROP 

Born December 22, 1863, in Paris, France 

Son of Egerton Leigh and Charlotte Bronson Wintbrop 

Cambridge, 1886 

Bronson Winthrop served as Chairman, Local Board 
No. 159, New York City, under the selective service 
law, from July 12, 191 7, to March 31, 19 19. 



386 WAR RECORDS 



FREDERIC WINTHROP 

Born November is, 1868, in New York City- 
Son of Robert and Kate Wilson Taylor Winthrop 
Harvard, A. B., i8gi 

Frederic Winthrop joined the American Red Cross in 
March, 191 8, and was commissioned Captain, American 
Red Cross, in April, 191 8. He served in Paris and Toul, 
France, and in Southampton, England. 



HENRY ROGERS WINTHROP 

Born July 2, 1876, in Newport, Rhode Island 
Son of Buchanan and Sarah Helen Townsend Winthrop 

Yale, A. B., 1898 

On Active Service September 24, 1918 to May 28, igig 

Latest Rank: Major, Military Intelligence Division, U. S. A. 

Henry Rogers Winthrop served from April 26, 191 7, 
to September 24, 1918, with the New York Guard, per- 
forming State guard duty, first as major, then as lieu- 
tenant colonel, then as colonel. 

He was commissioned Major, U. S. Army, on Septem- 
ber 24, 1 91 8, and was appointed Assistant Military At- 
tache, American Embassy, London. He served in that 
capacity until discharged from the service on May 28, 
1 9 1 9. Subsequent to his discharge he was recommissioned 
Lieutenant Colonel, Military Intelligence Reserve Corps. 

He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order 
(British), May, 19 19. 



KNICKERBOCKER CLUB 387 

GEORGE MUIRSON WOOLSEY 

Born August 16, 1871, in New York City 

Son of Edward John and Frances Marvin Smytbe Woolsey 

Columbia, S. M., 1894 

George M. Woolsey was Vice-Chairman, War Camp 
Community Service, New York City, from October, 
191 7, to May, 19 1 8. Then, until May, 191 9, he was a 
member of the executive committee, and assistant to the 
chairman of the New York County Chapter, American 
Red Cross. 

He was the representative of the Alien Property Cus- 
todian in five alien firms, and was a member of the execu- 
tive committee of all Liberty and Victory Loan cam- 
paigns and Red Cross drives of the New York Stock 
Exchange. 

JAMES ANDERSON WRIGHT 

Born January 17, 1857, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Son of James Anderson and Mary Louise Cook Wright 

Harvard, A. B., 1879 

James A. Wright was a member of the Belgian Com- 
mission for the Purchase of War Supplies in the United 
States, from June 15, 19 15, until more than a year after 
the signing of the armistice. It was his special duty to 
attend to the business, at the Port of New York, of the 
steamships commandeered or chartered by the Belgian 
Government, and to supervise the shipment, by these 
and other steamships, of war supplies purchased by the 
Belgian Commission. 



PROCLAMATION OF WAR 

AGAINST GERMANY 



TREATY OF PEACE 

BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY 



[existence of war german empire] 

By the President of the United States of America 
A PROCLAMATION 

Whereas the Congress of the United States in the exercise of the 
constitutional authority vested in them have resolved, by joint 
resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives bearing 
date this day "That the state of war between the United States and 
the Imperial German Government which has been thrust upon the 
United States is hereby formally declared"; 

Whereas it is provided by Section four thousand and sixty-seven 
of the Revised Statutes, as follows: 

Whenever there is declared a war between the United States 
and any foreign nation or government, or any invasion or preda- 
tory incursion is perpetrated, attempted, or threatened against 
the territory of the United States, by any foreign nation or gov- 
ernment, and the President makes public proclamation of the 
event, all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of the hostile 
nation or government, being males of the age of fourteen years 
and upwards, who shall be within the United States, and not 
actually naturalized, shall be liable to be apprehended, re- 
strained, secured, and removed, as alien enemies. The Presi- 
dent is authorized, in any such event, by his proclamation there- 
of, or other public act, to direct the conduct to be observed, 
on the part of the United States, toward the aliens who become 
so liable; the manner and degree of the restraint to which they 
shall be subject, and in what cases, and upon what security 
their residence shall be permitted, and to provide for the re- 
moval of those who, not being permitted to reside within the 
United States, refuse or neglect to depart therefrom; and to 
establish any other regulations which are found necessary in 
the premises and for the public safety; 

Whereas, by Sections four thousand and sixty-eight, four thou- 
sand and sixty-nine, and four thousand and seventy, of the Revised 
Statutes, further provision is made relative to alien enemies; 

Now, Therefore, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United 
States of America, do hereby proclaim to all whom it may concern 
that a state of war exists between the United States and the Imperial 
German Government; and I do specially direct all officers, civil or 
military, of the United States that they exercise vigilance and zeal 
in the discharge of the duties incident to such a state of war; and I 
do, moreover, earnestly appeal to all American citizens that they, 

39i 



392 PROCLAMATION OF WAR 

in loyal devotion to their country, dedicated from its foundation to 
the principles of liberty and justice, uphold the laws of the land, 
and give undivided and willing support to those measures which may 
be adopted by the constitutional authorities in prosecuting the war 
to a successful issue and in obtaining a secure and just peace; 

And, acting under and by virtue of the authority vested in me by 
the Constitution of the United States and the said sections of the 
Revised Statutes, I do hereby further proclaim and direct that the 
conduct to be observed on the part of the United States towards 
all natives, citizens, denizens, or subjects of Germany, being males 
of the age of fourteen years and upwards, who shall be within the 
United States and not actually naturalized, who for the purpose of 
this proclamation and under such sections of the Revised Statutes 
are termed alien enemies, shall be as follows: 

All alien enemies are enjoined to preserve the peace towards the 
United States and to refrain from crime against the public safety, 
and from violating the laws of the United States and of the States 
and Territories thereof, and to refrain from actual hostility or giving 
information, aid or comfort to the enemies of the United States, 
and to comply strictly with the regulations which are hereby or which 
may be from time to time promulgated by the President; and so 
long as they shall conduct themselves in accordance with law, they 
shall be undisturbed in the peaceful pursuit of their lives and occupa- 
tions and be accorded the consideration due to all peaceful and law- 
abiding persons, except so far as restrictions may be necessary for 
their own protection and for the safety of the United States; and 
towards such alien enemies as conduct themselves in accordance 
with law, all citizens of the United States are enjoined to preserve 
the peace and to treat them with all such friendliness as may be com- 
patible with loyalty and allegiance to the United States; 

And all alien enemies who fail to conduct themselves as so enjoined, 
in addition to all other penalties prescribed by law, shall be liable 
to restraint, or to give security, or to remove and depart from the 
United States in the manner prescribed by Sections four thousand 
and sixty-nine and four thousand and seventy of the Revised Statutes, 
and as prescribed in the regulations duly promulgated by the Presi- 
dent; 

And pursuant to the authority vested in me, I hereby declare and 
establish the following regulations, which I find necessary in the 
premises and for the public safety: 

(i) An alien enemy shall not have in his possession, at any time 
or place, any fire-arm, weapon or implement of war, or com- 
ponent part thereof, ammunition, maxim or other silencer, 
bomb or explosive or material used in the manufacture of 
explosives; 

(2) An alien enemy shall not have in his possession at any 
time or place, or use or operate any aircraft or wireless 
apparatus, or any form of signalling device, or any form of 






PROCLAMATION OF WAR 393 

cipher code, or any paper, document or book written or 
printed in cipher or in which there may be invisible writing; 

(3) All property found in the possession of an alien enemy in 
violation of the foregoing regulations shall be subject to 
seizure by the United States; 

(4) An alien enemy shall not approach or be found within one- 
half of a mile of any Federal or State fort, camp, arsenal, 
aircraft station, Government or naval vessel, navy yard, 
factory, or workshop for the manufacture of munitions of 
war or of any products for the use of the army or navy; 

(5) An alien enemy shall not write, print, or publish any attack 
or threats against the Government or Congress of the United 
States, or either branch thereof, or against the measures 
or policy of the United States, or against the person or 
property of any person in the military, naval, or civil service 
of the United States, or of the States or Territories, or of 
the District of Columbia, or of the municipal governments 
therein; 

(6) An alien enemy shall not commit or abet any hostile act 
against the United States, or give information, aid, or com- 
fort to its enemies; 

(7) An alien enemy shall not reside in or continue to reside in, 
to remain in, or enter any locality which the President may 
from time to time designate by Executive Order as a pro- 
hibited area in which residence by an alien enemy shall be 
found by him to constitute a danger to the public peace and 
safety of the United States, except by permit from the 
President and except under such limitations or restrictions 
as the President may prescribe; 

(8) An alien enemy whom the President shall have reasonable 
cause to believe to be aiding or about to aid the enemy, or 
to be at large to the danger of the public peace or safety of 
the United States, or to have violated or to be about to 
violate any of these regulations, shall remove to any loca- 
tion designated by the President by Executive Order, and 
shall not remove therefrom without a permit, or shall de- 
part from the United States if so required by the President; 

(9) No alien enemy shall depart from the United States until 
he shall have received such permit as the President shall 
prescribe, or except under order of a court, judge, or justice, 
under Sections 4069 and 4070 of the Revised Statutes; 

(10) No alien enemy shall land in or enter the United States, 
except under such restrictions and at such places as the 
President may prescribe; 

(11) If necessary to prevent violations of these regulations, all 
alien enemies will be obliged to register; 

(12) An alien enemy whom there may be reasonable cause to 
believe to be aiding or about to aid the enemy, or who may 
be at large to the danger of the public peace or safety, or 



394 PROCLAMATION OF WAR 

who violates or attempts to violate, or of whom there is 
reasonable ground to believe that he is about to violate, 
any regulation duly promulgated by the President, or any 
criminal law of the United States, or of the States or Terri- 
tories thereof, will be subject to summary arrest by the 
United States Marshal, or his deputy, or such other officer 
as the President shall designate, and to confinement in such 
penitentiary, prison, jail, military camp, or other place 
of detention as may be directed by the President. 

This proclamation and the regulations herein contained shall 
extend and apply to all land and water, continental or insular, in 
any way within the jurisdiction of the United States. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and 
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. 

Done at the City of Washington, this sixth day of April, 
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and 
[seal.] seventeen, and of the independence of the United States 
the one hundred and forty-first. 

Woodrow Wilson 
By the President: 
Robert Lansing, 
Secretary of State. 



TREATY 

BETWEEN 

THE UNITED STATES AND GERMANY 

PEACE 

signed at berlin, august 25, ig21 

ratification advised by the senate, october 1 8, i92i 

ratified by the president, october 21, i92i 

ratified by germany, november 2, i92i 

ratifications exchanged at berlin, november ii, i92i 

proclaimed, november i4, i92i 

By the President of the United States of America. 

A PROCLAMATION 

WHEREAS, by a Joint Resolution of Congress, approved March 
3, 1921, it was declared that certain Acts of Congress, joint resolu- 
tions and proclamations should be construed as if the war between 
the United States of America and the Imperial German Government 
had ended, but certain acts of Congress and proclamations issued in 
pursuance thereof were excepted from the operation of the said 
resolution; 

WHEREAS, by a Joint Resolution of Congress approved July 2, 
1 92 1, the state of war which was declared by the Joint Resolution of 
Congress approved April 6, 19 17, to exist between the United States 
of America and the Imperial German Government was declared at 
an end; 

m WHEREAS, a treaty between the United States and Germany was 
signed at Berlin on August 25, 1921, to restore the friendly relations 
existing between the two nations prior to the outbreak of war, which 
treaty is word for word as follows: 

The United States of America 2>te SSereinigtert ©taatert bott 2Tme» 

and rtfa tmb 

Germany: ©eutf(f)Ianb : 

Considering that the United 8n ber @rroagmtg, bafc Me 23er« 

States, acting in conjunction emtgtert ©taatert gemeinftfjaftltd) 

with its co-belligerents, entered mtt trjren 9Kit!rtegfiiJ)renben am 

into an Armistice with Germany 11. 9?obem6er 1918 einert 2Baffert» 

on November 11, 1918, in order fttUftcmb mtt Seutftfjlanb beretn- 

that a Treaty of Peace might be Bart rjacett, bamit em gtiebertSber- 

concluded; " trag aBgefcfjIoffett toerben forme; 

395 



39^ 



TREATY OF PEACE 



Considering that the Treaty 
of Versailles was signed on June 
28, 1919, and came into force ac- 
cording to the terms of its Article 
440, but has not been ratified by 
the United States: 



Considering that the Congress 
of the United States passed a 
Joint Resolution, approved by 
the President July 2, 1921, which 
reads in part as follows: 

"RESOLVED BY THE 
SENATE AND HOUSE OF 
REPRESENTATIVES OF 
THE UNITED STATES 
OF AMERICA IN CON- 
GRESS ASSEMBLED, 
That the state of war de- 
clared to exist between the 
Imperial German Govern- 
ment and the United States 
of America by the joint reso- 
lution of Congress approved 
April 6, 191 7, is hereby de- 
clared at an end. 

"Sec. 2. That in making 
this declaration, and as a 
part of it, there are expressly 
reserved to the United States 
of America and its nationals 
any and all rights, privileges, 
indemnities, reparations, or 
advantages, together with 
the right to enforce the same, 
to which it or they have be- 
come entitled under the 
terms of the armistice signed 
November 11, 19 18, or any 
extensions or modifications 
thereof; or which were ac- 
quired by or are in the pos- 
session of the United States 
of America by reason of its 



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erflarte ®rteg§3uftanb 3rotfd)en 
ber ®atferltd) Seutfdjen 5Re» 
gierung unb ben 23eretntgten 
(Staaten bon Stmertfa Ijtermtt 
fiir beenbet erflart toirb. 

„@eftton2. ©aft burd) 
2Tbgo.be biefer Srflarung unb 
al§> ein £eil babon ben SSeret- 
nigten ©taaten bon SImerifa 
unb irjren @taat§angerjortgen 
jebroebe unb aHe JRedjte, ^Srtbt- 
legten, Gmifd)abtgungen, Sfteba- 
rationen ober SSortetle etn* 
fdjltefeltdj beS 9ted)t§, fie 
5tt)ang§roeife burd)3ufiirjren, 
auSbriicflid) borberjalten roer- 
ben, auf roeId)e bte SSeretntg* 
ten <&taaten bon SImertfa ober 
tfyre @taat§angerjorigen nad) 
ben am 11. ^obember 1918 
untergetc^neten SBaffenfiiH- 
ftanbSbebtngungen forote ir« 
genbroeldjen ©rtoeiterungen 
ober STbanberungen bcrfelben 
etnen STnfbrud) erroorben f)o> 



TREATY OF PEACE 



397 



participation in the war or 
to which its nationals have 
thereby become rightfully 
entitled; or which, under the 
treaty of Versailles, have 
been stipulated for its or 
their benefit; or to which it 
is entitled as one of the prin- 
cipal allied and associated 
powers; or to which it is 
entitled by virtue of any 
Act or Acts of Congress; or 
otherwise. 



Ben; ober bie bon ben 3Ser« 
einigten ©tactten bon Stmerifa 
infolge ifjrer 33eteiligung am 
®riege ertoorben tuorben finb 
ober fidj in i&rem Sefifc Be- 
finben; ober auf bie if)re 
©taatScmgeljorigen baburd) 
redjrmdfjig Slnfbrudj ertoorBen 
fyahen; ober bie in bem 23er« 
trage bon 23er[aiHe§ su tfjren 
ober ifjrer @raat§angef)origen 
©unften feftgefefct tnorben 
finb; ober auf bie fie al§ eine 
ber aHiierten unb affo3iierten 
£auprmad)te ober fraft ir- 
genbeine§ bom ^ongrefe Be« 
fdjloffenen @efefce§ ober fonft- 
toie einen 2fnfbrud) IjaBen. 



"Sec. 5. All property of 
the Imperial German Gov- 
ernment, or its successor or 
successors, and of all Ger- 
man nationals, which was, 
on April 6, 19 17, in or has 
since that date come into 
the possession or under con- 
trol of, or has been the 
subject of a demand by the 
United States of America or 
of any of its officers, agents, 
or employees, from any 
source or by any agency 
whatsoever, and all property 
of the Imperial and Royal 
Austro - Hungarian Govern- 
ment, or its successor or 
successors, and of all Austro- 
Hungarian nationals which 
was on December 7, 191 7, in 
or has since that date come 
into the possession or under 
control of, or has been the 
subject of a demand by the 
United States of America or 



„@ e f t i n 5. StlleS @i- 
genrum ber ®aiferlidj ®eut- 
fdjett Sftegierung ober iljreS 
92ad)foIger§ ober iljrer 9tafy° 
forger unb ba% ©igentum aEer 
beurfd)en ©taatSangeljorigen, 
ba$ fid) am 6. STbrit 1917 int 
23efi£ ober in ber ©eroalt ber 
3Sereinigten ©laaten bon Stme- 
rifa ober eine§ ifjrer 23eamten, 
33ertreter ober Slngeftettten Be- 
fanb ober feit biefem Xaqe in 
beren SBefii ober ©etoolt ge» 
Iangt ober ©egenftanb einer 
gorberung feiten§ berfelBen 
getoefen iff, gleidjbiel au§ 
roeldjem ttrfbrung ober au§ 
toeldjer SCattgfeit, unb aUeS 
©igentum ber ®. u. ®. 
Ofterreid)iftt>Ungarifd)ett 9te- 
gierung ober tJ)re§ !ftad)foIger§ 
ober iljrer !iftad)foIger unb 
alter ofterreid)ifd)=ungarifd)en 
@taai§angeIjorigen, baZ fid) 
ant 7. SegemBer 1917 im 23e= 
fife ober in ber ©eroalt ber 
35ereinigten <&taaten bon 2Tme= 
rifa ober eine§ iljrer SBeamten, 



398 



TREATY OF PEACE 



any of its officers, agents, or 
employees, from any source 
or by any agency whatso- 
ever, shall be retained by the 
United States of America 
and no disposition thereof 
made, except as shall have 
been heretofore or specifi- 
cally hereafter shall be pro- 
vided by law until such time 
as the Imperial German Gov- 
ernment and the Imperial 
and Royal Austro-Hunga- 
rian Government, or their 
successor or successors, shall 
have respectively made suit- 
able provision for the satis- 
faction of all claims against 
said Governments respec- 
tively, of all persons, where- 
soever domiciled, who owe 
permanent allegiance to the 
United States of America 
and who have suffered, 
through the acts of the Im- 
perial German Government, 
or its agents, or the Imperial 
and Royal Austro-Hungarian 
Government, or its agents, 
since July 31, 1914, loss, 
damage, or injury to their per- 
sons or property, directly or 
indirectly, whether through 
the ownership of shares of 
stock in German, Austro- 
Hungarian, American, or 
other corporations, or in 
consequence of hostilities or 
of any operations of war, 
or otherwise, and also shall 
have granted to persons ow- 
ing permanent allegiance to 
the United States of America 
most - favored - nation treat- 



SSerireter ober 2tngeftetften Be- 
fanb ober feit btefem Stage in 
beren Sefuj ober (Seroalt ge- 
lartgt ober ©egenftanb einer 
gorberung fettenB berfelben 
getoefen ift, gleicrjoiel qu§ 
toelcfjem Urfprung ober au§ 
roeld)er £attgfeit, foil bon ben 
SBeretnigten (Staaten bon 2fme- 
rifa gurutfberjalten unb bar- 
itber feine SSerfiigung gerrof- 
fen roerben, foroeit nidjt gefefe- 
Kdj bariiber berettS berfiigt ift 
ober im etnselnen fiinftig bar- 
iiber berfiigt totrb. SDteS gilt 
6i§ gu bem geitbunft, roo bte 
®aiferltd) ©eutfcrje 3regierung 
besteratngSroeife bte ®. u. ®. 
Dfterrettfjifd) - Ungarifdje 9te* 
gterung ober iljr 9?a<f)foIger 
ober irjre -ftadjfolger angemef- 
fene 33orferjrungen gur 23efrte» 
btgung aUer gorberungen 
gegen eine ber genannten 9te- 
gierungen fettenS after $erfo- 
nen ofme DtiMfidjt auf irjren 
SBofjnft^ getroffen fjaben, bte 
gu ben SSeretntgten ©taaten 
bon STmertfa in einem bauern- 
ben £reuberrjaltnt§ ftefjen, unb 
bte burdi) ^anblungen ber ®at- 
ferlictj ©euffdjen Sfiegierung 
ober trjrer SSertreter ober ber 
®. u. ®. £)fterreitf)tftt>ltngart» 
fdjen Siegierung ober beren 
23ertreter feit bem 31. $uli 
1914 33erluft, ^acfjtetl ober 
©djaben an ifjrer ^Serfon ober 
irjrem ©tgentum unmittelbar 
ober mittelbar, fet e§ burd) ben 
SBeftfc bon STntetlen beutfdjer, 
bfterrettfjtfaVungartfdjer, ante- 
rtfaniftfjer ober anberer ®or» 
berfdjaften ober infolge bon 
getnbfeltgfetten ober trgenb- 
roeId)en^rteg§rjanbIungenober 
auf anbere SSetfe erlttten rja- 



TREATY OF PEACE 



399 



ment, whether the same be 
national or otherwise, in all 
matters affecting residence, 
business, profession, trade, 
navigation, commerce, and 
industrial property rights, 
and until the Imperial Ger- 
man Government and the 
Imperial and Royal Austro- 
Hungarian Government, or 
their successor or successors, 
shall have respectively con- 
firmed to the United States 
of America all fines, forfei- 
tures, penalties, and seizures 
imposed or made by the 
United States of America 
during the war, whether in 
respect to the property of 
the Imperial German Gov- 
ernment or German na- 
tionals or the Imperial and 
Royal Austro-Hungarian 
Government or Austro-Hun- 
garian nationals, and shall 
have waived any and all 
pecuniary claims against the 
United States of America." 



Being desirous of restoring the 
friendly relations existing be- 
tween the two Nations prior to 
the outbreak of war: 

Have for that purpose ap- 
pointed their plenipotentiaries : 

THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
UNITED STATES OF AMERI- 
CA 

Ellis Loring Dresel, Com- 
missioner of the United 



Bert, ferner foldrjen ^erfonen, 
bie 3u ben 23ereinigten <&taa* 
ten bon Stmerif a in einem bau* 
ernben £reuberljaltni3 fierjen, 
ba§ SWeiftBegimfrtgungSredijt in 
alien Slngelegenrjeiten, Betref* 
fenb Dfteberlaffimg, @efdjaft§- 
betrieb, 23eruf§au§iiBung, 23er» 
ferjr, ©djtffaljrt, $anbel unb 
getoerBIidje ©d)u£red)te, suge- 
ftanben Ijaben, einerlei, oB bie» 
fe§ 9?etf)t auf bie Dtaiionalitat 
aBgefteHt ober fonffroie Be= 
ftimmt ift; enblidr) big bie ®ai* 
ferlid) Seutfdje Sftegierung Be* 
Sjefjimgsttieife bie ®. u. ®. 
£>fterreid)i[d) » Ungarifdje 9te= 
gierung ober ifjr 9?ad)foIger 
ober irjre 9tad)foIger ben 23er= 
einigten (Btaaten bon SImerira 
gegeniiBer oUe bon biefen roarj= 
renb be§ ®riege§ auferlegten 
ober berfiigten ©trafgelber, 
SBertmrfungen, Wufcen unb 23e» 
fdilagnafimen Beftaitgt IjaBen, 
gletd)biel ob biefe (Sigentum 
ber ^aiferlidr) 2)eutfd&en «Re= 
gierung ober beutfdjer @taai§= 
angeljoriger ober ber ®. u. ®. 
Ofterreicroifcf) » Ungarifdjen 9te» 
gierung ober ofterreicfjifdf)=un=- 
garifdjer ©iaatSangerjoriger 
Betreffen, unb Bi§ fie auf al- 
ien unb jeben ©elbanfarudj 
gegen bie 23ereinigten <3taaten 
bon Sfmerifa bergidjtet rjaBen." 
%n bent SBunfdje, bie freunb* 

fcfjaftlidtjert Seaierjungen, bie bor 

STuSBrudj be§ ®riege§ gtoifdjen ben 

Beiben 9Mionen Beftanben BjaBen, 

roieber fjersufteHen, 

£aben %vl biefent Btoede gu irjren 

SeboHmadjtigten BefteHt: 

ber ^rafibent ber 2$ e r= 

einigten &taaten bon 

Slmertfa 

ben ©omntiffioner ber 35ereinig= 
ten &taaten bon STmertfo in 



400 



TREATY OF PEACE 



States of America to Ger- 
many, 

and 
THE PRESIDENT OF THE 
GERMAN EMPIRE 
Dr. Friedrich Rosen, Minis- 
ter for Foreign Affairs, 

Who, having communicated 
their full powers, found to be in 
good and due form, have agreed 
as follows: 



2>eutf<f)Icmb, §errn ®HiS So- 
ring ©refel 
unb 
ber ^riifibent be§ ®eut- 
f djen 9*eitf)§ 
ben SteidjSmimfter be§ 2Tu§tocn> 
tigen, £errn S)r. griebridj 
9tofen. 
2)iefe fjaoen nad) 2Iu§taufdj tf)« 
rer fiir gut unb ricfjrig befunbenen 
SBoIImadjten folgenbes bereinbart: 



ARTICLE I. 

Germany undertakes to accord 
to the United States, and the 
United States shall have and 
enjoy, all the rights, privileges, 
indemnities, reparations or ad- 
vantages specified in the afore- 
said Joint Resolution of the Con- 
gress of the United States of 
July 2, 1 92 1, including all the 
rights and advantages stipulated 
for the benefit of the United 
States in the Treaty of Versailles 
which the United States shall 
fully enjoy notwithstanding the 
fact that such Treaty has not 
been ratified by the United 
States. 



ARTICLE II. 

With a view to defining more 
particularly the obligations of 
Germany under the foregoing 
Article with respect to certain 
provisions in the Treaty of Ver- 
sailles, it is understood and 
agreed between the High Con- 
tracting Parties: 

(1) That the rights and advan- 
tages stipulated in that Treaty 



STriifel I. 

©eutfdjlcmb berbflidjtei fid), ben 
SSereintgten <&taaten su getociEiren 
unb bie SBereinigren <&taaten fol- 
Ien befifcen unb geniefeen alte 
Sftedjte, ^rtbilegien, Gmtfdjabigun- 
gen, 9?ebarationen ober SSortctle, 
bie in bem borgenannien gemein- 
fdjaftlidjen 23efd)Iuffe bes ®on- 
greffe§ ber SSereinigten <3taaten 
bom 2. Suit 1921 naljer BeaeidE)- 
net finb, mit Grinfcfrjufe aller 
!fted£)te unb SSorteile, bie gugunften 
ber SSereinigten <5taaten in bem 
23ertrag bon 23erfaiIIe§ feftgefefct 
finb unb bie SSeremigten <Staaten 
in boffem Umfange gemefeen fol- 
Ien, ungeadjtet ber £atfad)e, bafa 
biefer SBertrag bon ben SSereinigten 
Btaaten nidjt ratifiaiert morben 
ift. 

2T r t i t e I H. 

3n ber 2Ibfid}t, bie SBerbflid). 
tungen ®euifcf)Ianb§ gemafe bem 
borfyergeljenben 2trtu*el mtt 93e- 
gieljung auf getoiffe Seftimmungen 
be§ 93ertrag3 bon 93erfattte§ nafyer 
3U befttmmen, Befteljt Grinberftanb- 
ni§ unb (Sinigung groifdjen ben 
$of)en SSertragfdjIiefeenben £eilen 
bariiber: 

1. bafe bie 9?ed)te unb SBorteile, 
bie in jenem SSerrrage 3ugunften 



TREATY OF PEACE 



40 1 



for the benefit of the United 
States, which it is intended the 
United States shall have and en- 
joy, are those defined in Section 
1, "of Part IV, and Parts V, VI, 
VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIV, and 
XV. 

The United States in availing 
itself of the rights and advantages 
stipulated in the provisions of 
that Treaty mentioned in this 
paragraph will do so in a manner 
consistent with the rights ac- 
corded to Germany under such 
provisions. 

(2) That the United States 
shall not be bound by the pro- 
visions of Part I of that Treaty, 
nor by any provisions of that 
Treaty including those men- 
tioned in Paragraph (1) of this 
Article which relate to the Cove- 
nant of the League of Nations, 
nor shall the United States be 
bound by any action taken by the 
League of Nations, or by the 
Council or by the Assembly 
thereof, unless the United States 
shall expressly give its assent to 
such action. 

(3) That the United States as- 
sumes no obligations under or 
with respect to the provisions of 
Part II, Part III, Sections 2 to 8 
inclusive of Part IV, and Part 
XIII of that Treaty. 

(4) That, while the United 
States is privileged to participate 
in the Reparation Commission, 
according to the terms of Part 
VIII of that Treaty, and in any 
other Commission established un- 



ber 33ereinigten ©taoien feftgefe^i 
finb itnb bie bie 33ereinigten @toa» 
ten Befi^en unb geniefcen foECert, 
biejenigen finb, bie in Slbfcfjnitt 1 
be§ £eile§ IV unb in ben Steilen 

v, vi, vni, ix, x, xi, xn, 

XIV unb XV aufgefiifyrt finb. 

SSenn bie 23ereinigten <5taaten 
bie in ben Seftimmungen \ene% 
93ertrag§ feftgefe^ten imb in bie- 
fern ^aragraprjen ermarjnten 
ftecfjte unb 93orteiIe fur fid) in 2tn« 
fprud) neljmen, merben fie bie§ in 
einer SBeife tun, bie mit ben 
£eutfcfjlanb nad) biefen 23eftim> 
mungen 3ufterjenben SRedjten im 
Ginflcmg fterjt; 

2. bafe bie SSereimgten <3taaten 
nicfjt an bie 33eftimmungen be§ 
£eile§ I jene§ 23ertrag§ nod) an 
irgenbroeldje 93eftimmungen jene§ 
93ertrag§, mit Gfinfdjlufe ber in SJfr. 
1 biefes 2frttfel§ erroaljnten, ge- 
bunben fein foHen, bie fid) auf bie 
3S6Iferbunb§fa^ung be3terjen, bafc 
aud) bie 23ereinigten <3taaten 
burd) feine ^afenarmre be§ SBoI- 
ferbunbe§, be§ 3SoIferbunb§rate§ 
ober ber SSoIferbunbSberfamm- 
lung gefomben fein fatten, e§ fei 
benn, bafc bie SSereinigten <5taa* 
ten auSbritcflid) irjre guftimmung 
3u einer foldjen Wlafenafyme geben; 

3. ba% bie Sereinigten <&taaten 
feine 23er£flid)tungen au§ ben 93e* 
ftimmungen be§ SteileS II, £eile§ 
HI, ber STbfdjnitte 2 Bi§ ein= 
fdtftefelid) 8 be§ ZeileS IV unb 
be§ ZeileZ XIII beg 6e3eid)neten 
93ertrag§ ober mit 33e3ieljung auf 
biefe Seftimmungen iibernefymen; 

4. bafc, toarjrenb bie SBereinig* 
ten <3taaien Beredjtigt finb, an ber 
9te£aration§fommtffion gemafc ben 
93eftimmungen be§> £etle§ vm 
jene§ 3Sertrag§ unb an trgenbeiner 
anberen auf (Srmtb be§ 2Sertrag§ 



402 



TREATY OF PEACE 



der the Treaty or under any 
agreement supplemental thereto, 
the United States is not bound to 
participate in any such commis- 
sion unless it shall elect to do so. 

(5) That the periods of time to 
which reference is made in Article 
440 of the Treaty of Versailles 
shall run, with respect to any act 
or election on the part of the 
United States, from the date of 
the coming into force of the 
present Treaty. 



ober eine§ ergdn3enben Uberein* 
fommen§ eingefefcten ®ommiffion 
leilaunefjmen, bie SBereinigten 
<&taaten nidjt toerj>flid)tet finb, fid) 
on irgenb einer foldjen ®ommimon 
3U beteiligen, e§ fei benn, bafc fie 
bie§ toollen; 

5. bo| bie im STrtifel 440 be§ 
SBertrags bon 23erfaitle§ ertndljjn- 
ten griften, foroeit fie fid) auf eine 
•D?af$nai)me ober Gntfdiliefeung ber 
SSereinigten ®taaten Bejiefjen, mit 
bem £Snfrafttreten be§ gegentodr- 
tigen 33ertrag§ 3U Iaufen beginnen 
fotfen. 



ARTICLE III. 

The present Treaty shall be 
ratified in accordance with the 
constitutional forms of the High 
Contracting Parties and shall 
take effect immediately on the 
exchange of ratifications which 
shall take place as soon as possi- 
ble at Berlin. 

In Witness Whereof, the re- 
spective plenipotentiaries have 
signed this Treaty and have here- 
unto affixed their seals. 

Done in duplicate in Berlin this 
twenty-fifth day of August 1921. 



[seal.] 
[seal.] 



Ellis Loring Dresel 
Rosen 



Strtilel m. 

2)er gegentodrtige SSertrag foil 
gemdfe ben berfaffung§red)tlid)en 
gormen ber £of)en SSertragfdjIie- 
feenben £eile ratift3tert ioerben 
imb foil fofort mit 2Iu§taufd) ber 
SRatififationSurfunben, ber fo balb 
al§ mdglid) in ©erltn ftattfinben 
roirb, in ®raft treten. 

3u Urftmb beffen Ijaben bie bei« 
berfeitigen Seboumddjtigten biefen 
SSertrag unter3eid)net imb if)re 
©iegel beigefitgt. 

2Iu§gefertigt in bobbelter Ur» 
fdjrift in 23erlm am 25. 2Iuguft 
1921. 



[seal.] 
[seal.] 



Ellis Loring Dresel 
Rosen 



AND WHEREAS, the said treaty has been duly ratified on both 
parts, and the ratifications of the two countries were exchanged at 
Berlin on November 11, 1921; 

NOW THEREFORE be it known that I, Warren G. Harding, 
President of the United States of America, hereby proclaim that the 
war between the United States and Germany terminated on July 2, 
1 92 1, and cause the said treaty to be made public to the end that 
every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with 
good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. 



TREATY OF PEACE 403 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and 
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. 

DONE at the City of Washington this fourteenth day of November 
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Twenty-one and of the 
[seal.] Independence of the United States of America the One 
Hundred and Forty-sixth. 

Warren G. Harding 
By the President: 

Charles E. Hughes 

Secretary oj State. 



SIX GRAPHS 

SHOWING MOVEMENT AND DISPOSITION OF TROOPS AND 
LOCATION OF BATTLE FRONT AT VARIOUS PERIODS 



SCALE 

»' 2,000,000 

5 fl> tO 49 €0 



Ms. /}e/K.^M Jo Ai&~ 
StTAvA /6S 




d/jteV 3 AViSfeHt «• 76 1? 



7iA»/ 3o U.S.eU*tJ>o»s 

Cut- 0/ ««*/<<. e/*y*» o*/y uiirc ev/n/,/i/t 

^,M 'MIS'- Arhf/try ' 



A,egewt 



. _ _ ffj/ff* fknu tnaxcA //" 

mmmm bdHfifhn* Ju/y // 

gg 3<%fi» Army 

fajt SriAtA 

^ *Ftc*cA - 

USA 

B cv?/X* fan/- 



ThtVitf/ed 'fihnaes Jre sAown 
On Mrf d/Jgnm /n pnpor s 
f)an At Mc/r S/Wng/Vt — , 
itte #•£ divisions /'gur/'no #1 
fn° AtJi'tdetiv/'j/oij; on <$c- 



From "America's Race to Victory "Stokes 

Plate I — battle front of allied armies on july 17, 19 18 



407 



FORTIFIED 
AREA OF 
METZ 




$M 

£/ S 

Go/ "g 

f O ST MIHIEL *■' 

q\ XI 

^ i*th OF S£ ? ^ 



From " The War With Germany," by Col. L. P. Ayres 

Plate II — the battle of st. mihiel 



409 



FIRST AND SECOND PHASES-— H 
LAST PHASE OF ADVANCE, — 



SCALE. 

I« 550,000 
1 234 5 fO 



KILOMETERS 




From " The War With Germany," by Col. L. P. Ayres 

Plate III — the meuse-argonne offensive 



41] 



SCALE 

1 '.2,000,000 
5 10 20 -W 60 



Br?hJkfo~t fO _- 
Amtn't*n^>Kt too — . 




pARrs 

O 



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HuHcLtd 0*. nov. M. 



g<j Scbv.fS.as.) 



XegenaC: 

B*W* FrvXt on Me /Vov. 1/ M 



[53 3«/ f /«» 

f^3 FrtncA. 



l /.S.A 

■ OnHtsT'ront 
gj 4f- He RiUr-. . 
1t\ unttt* /Ttt/'/r/Ag 



From "America's Race to Victory"— Stokes 

Plate IV — battle front of allied armies on November ii, 1918 



413 



Divi- 
sion 



Sep Oct i 




Jul |55&Sep_ ggt Nov Deo Jan JFefe [Marl Apr |May |jun jjul JAnglSep [oo€| 
1917 1918 



j j Organization to arrival In France 
EZ?3 Arrival in France to entering line 
1^1 Entering line to active tattle service 

■■ Service as active comtat division 

From "America's Race to Victory "Stokes 

Plate V — chronological record of combat divisions 



415 




From the "Second Division Indian" 

Plate VI — advance against the German army by divisions 

OF THE U. S. A. 



417 



STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 



STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 

Service in U. S. or Allied Armies, with latest rank: 

Brigadier General 3 

Colonel 4 

Lieutenant Colonel .25 

Major 51 

Captain 71 

1st Lieutenant 59 

2d Lieutenant 14 

Regimental Sergeant Major 1 

Sergeant I 

Corporal I 

Private 2 

Cadet 1 

Officer Candidate 15 



248 



Service in U. S. or Allied Navies, with latest rank: 

Rear Admiral 2 

Brigadier General, Marine Corps .... 1 

Captain 2 

Commander 1 

Lieutenant Commander 6 

Lieutenant 20 

Lieutenant, junior grade 13 

Ensign 11 

Chief Petty Officer 1 

Chief Yeoman 3 

Chief Quartermaster 2 

Machinist's Mate 1 

Seaman, 1st Class 2 

Officer Candidate 1 

— 66 
421 



422 



STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 



Service in Auxiliary Branches (exclusive of 37 members 
who also served in the Army or Navy) .... 

Branches of Auxiliary Service: 

American Red Cross 45 



125 



British Red Cross 

French Red Cross 

Russian Red Cross 

Servian Red Cross 

Norton-Harjes Ambulance 
American Ambulance Field Service . 
Other ambulance services .... 
Young Men's Christian Association . 
Foyer du Soldat (French) .... 
U. S. State Department (including 
Diplomatic Service) .... 



16 



State Guards 13 

Total records of service 



439 



Received military or naval training prior to April 
1917 

Served in the regular (U. S.) army during the war 
Served in the regular (U. S.) navy during the war 
Served in the British forces during the war . 
Served in the French army during the war 



66 
10 

7 
6 

3 



Served overseas: 

In the army 162 

In the navy 29 

In the auxiliary branches 58 

249 

Major operations served in, and members serving in each : 

Marne-Oise 15 

Oise-Aisne 39 

Champagne 3 

St. Mihiel 33 

Meuse-Argonne 73 

163 






STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 423 

Branches of the army in which members were com- 
missioned (latest commission) : 

Infantry (including 4 detailed to General 

Staff and 1 General Officer) .... 74 
Field Artillery (including 1 detailed to Gen- 
eral Staff) 53 

Air Service 30 

Quartermaster Corps (including 2 detailed 

to General Staff) 25 

Military Intelligence Division (including 1 

detailed to General Staff) . . . . 14 

Ordnance Department 9 

Corps of Engineers (including 1 General Of- 
ficer) 6 

Adjutant General's Department .... 5 
Cavalry (including 1 detailed to General 

Staff) 5 

Medical Corps 4 

Coast Artillery Corps 4 

Corps of Interpreters 4 

Signal Corps 3 

Chemical Warfare Service 3 

Judge Advocate General's Department . . 3 

Motor Transport Corps 2 

Tank Corps 1 

Army Transport Service 1 

Transportation Corps 1 

Marine Corps 1 



Service according to U. S. Army Division: 

1st Division 9 

2d Division 5 

3d Division 1 

4th Division 3 

6th Division 2 

8th Division 2 

10th Division 2 

12th Division 1 



248 



424 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 

13th Division 1 

20th Division 1 

26th Division 3 

27th Division 9 

28th Division 1 

29th Division 1 

31st Division 2 

32d Division 1 

33d Division 1 

35th Division 1 

36th Division 2 

42d Division 7 

76th Division 1 

77th Division 39 

78th Division 9 

79th Division 5 

80th Division 2 

81st Division 2 

82d Division 6 

83d Division 1 

86th Division 1 

87th Division 2 

88th Division 1 

89th Division 2 

90th Division 1 

91st Division 1 

92d Division 3 

93d Division 3 

1 st Pioneer Infantry 1 

4th Pioneer Infantry 1 

53d Pioneer Infantry 1 

I52d Depot Brigade 2 

153d Depot Brigade 1 

154th Depot Brigade 1 

Recommissioned in O. R. C, U. S. A., upon discharge: 

Brigadier General 1 

Colonel 3 



STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 425 

Lieutenant Colonel 7 

Major 12 

Captain 6 

1st Lieutenant 3 



Continued in U. S. N. R. F., upon completion of active 
duty: 

Captain 1 

Lieutenant Commander 5 

Lieutenant 15 

Lieutenant, junior grade 8 

Ensign 8 

Chief Petty Officer 

Chief Yeoman 

Chief Quartermaster 

Machinist's Mate 

Seaman, 1st Class 



Cited in Orders: 

War Department Citation . . 2 

G. H. Q. Citation .... 9 

Divisional Citation ... 26 

Other Citations 9 



32 



42 



Killed in action or died in the armed service .... 13 
Wounded in action 21 



Decorations received: 

United States: 

Medal of Honor 1 

Distinguished Service Medal . . 11 

Distinguished Service Medal (Navy) 1 

Distinguished Service Cross . . 9 

Navy Cross 1 

U. S. Navy Silver Star .... 1 



24 



426 



STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 



British: 



French: 



Order of the Bath i 

Order of St Michael and St. George 3 

Royal Victorian Order .... 1 

Order of the British Empire . . 1 

Distinguished Service Order . . 2 

Military Cross 4 

Order of St. John of Jerusalem . 2 

Mons Star 1 

Legion d'Honneur 33 

Medaille Militaire 1 

Croix de Guerre 17 

Medaille Reconnaisance Francaise 5 

Medaille du Service Benevole . . 1 



15 



Belgian: 



Ordre de Leopold 2 

Ordre de la Couronne .... 4 

Medaille du Roi Albert ... 2 

Croix de Guerre 2 

Medaille Commemorative du Com- 

ite National 1 



Italian: 



Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus 2 

Order of the Imperial Crown . . 3 

Croce de Merito di Guerra . . 3 

Silver Medal 1 



Servian: 



Order of the White Eagle 
Order of St. Sava 



STATISTICAL ANALYSIS 427 

Japanese: 

Order of the Rising Sun ... 1 

Roumanian: 

Order of the Crown 1 

Russian: 

Order of St. Stanislas .... 1 
Order of St. Anne 1 

2 

Swedish : 

Order of the Vasa 1 

Order of the Sword 1 

2 

Norwegian: 

Order of St. Olaf 1 

Danish: 

Order of Danebrog 1 

Finnish : 

Order of the White Rose ... 1 

Montenegran: 

Order of Prince Danilo .... 2 
War Cross 1 

3 

Total number of Decorations 133 



INDEX TO WAR RECORDS AND 
PHOTOGRAPHS 

ARRANGED ACCORDING TO 
BRANCH OF SERVICE 



ARMY 



William Truman Aldrich 
Hugh Montagu Allan 
Charles Minot Amory . 
Copley Amory, Jr. 
Charles Lanier Appleton 
Francis Randall Appleton, Jr. 
James Waldingfield Appleton 
Hamilton Fish Armstrong 
Henry Newton Arnold . 
Waldorf Astor 
Charles Crooke Auchincloss 

Richard Franklin Babcock 
Woodward Babcock 
Elliot Cowdin Bacon 
Gaspar Griswold Bacon 
Robert Bacon 
Robert Low Bacon 
George Fisher Baker, Jr. 
Charles Hobart Baldwin 
Henry McComb Bangs 
Thomas Hunt Barber 
James Whitney Barney 
William Baylis 
August Belmont . 
Morgan Belmont . 
Perry Belmont 
Raymond Belmont 
James Gerald Benkard 
John Philip Benkard 
Griscom Bettle 
A. J. Drexel Biddle, Jr. 
Oliver William Bird, Jr. 
John Amory Lowell Blake 
Stephen Bonsai 



WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


5 


4 


6 




9 




10 


20 


12 


14 


14 


14 


17 


14 


18 




19 




20 


20 


21 




23 




23 




24 




25 


28 


26 


26 


28 


28 


29 


28 


30 


32 


31 




32 


32 


33 


32 


34 




35 


36 


36 


36 


37 


36 


37 




38 


38 


39 


38 


40 


36 


42 


46 


43 


38 


45 




46 


46 



431 



432 INDEX 



John Cabell Breckinridge 
Jasper Yeates Brinton . 
Charles Astor Bristed 
Lathrop Brown 
Peter Cooper Bryce 
Kenneth Pepperrell Budd 
Chester Griswold Burden 
Joseph Warren Burden . 

Philip Acosta Carroll 
Robert Kelso Cassatt 
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, Jr. 
Winthrop Chanler 
Lindley Hoffman Paul Chapin 
Grenville Clark 
Harold Benjamin Clark 
James Cameron Clark . 
Cleveland Cobb 
Henry Ives Cobb, Jr. 
Charles Henry Coster . 
Rawlins Lowndes Cottenet 
Bertram deNeuilly Cruger 
Charles Suydam Cutting 
Heyward Cutting . 

Anderson Dana 

Preston Davie 

Joseph Edward Davis . 

James Lloyd Derby 

Richard Derby 

Charles deRham, Jr. 

John Adams Dix . 

William Earl Dodge 

David Dows 

Anthony Joseph Drexel, Jr. 

George Marshall Dunn . 

Duncan Elliot 
John Elliott . 
William Corcoran Eustis 



WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


48 


46 


48 




49 


$2 


5i 




52 


$2 


53 


52 


54 


54 


56 


54 


62 


60 


64 


60 


65 


66 


67 


66 


68 


66 


70 




71 


74 


72 




73 




74 


74 


76 


74 


77 




81 


84 


84 


84 


85 


84 


86 


86 


88 




90 


90 


9i 




92 


90 


95 


94 


98 


100 


100 


100 


102 


100 


105 


106 


108 


108 


in 


108 


114 




117 


116 



INDEX 



Snowden Andrews Fahnestock 

Marshall Field . . 

Hamilton Fish, Jr. 

Sidney Webster Fish 

Harold FitzGerald 

Harry Forsyth 

Robert Ludlow Fowler, Jr. 

Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen 

Stuyvesant LeRoy French 

Samuel Frothingham 

Albert Gallatin 
Goelet Gallatin 
Richard Van Nest Gambrill 
Arthur Amory Gammell 
Robert Hale Ives Gammell 
Augustus Peabody Gardner 
John White Geary. 
Robert Livingston Gerry 
Elisha Morgan Gilbert . 
Henry Fletcher Godfrey 
Robert Goelet 
Robert Walton Goelet . 
David Marvin Goodrich 
Anson Conger Goodyear 
David Gray . 
John Clinton Gray 
Lloyd Carpenter Griscom 

Edward Roland Harriman 
Duncan Gibert Harris . 
Alexander Iselin Henderson 
Howard Houston Henry 
Morton Jackson Henry . 
Thomas Hitchcock 
Sheldon Eliot Hoadley . 
Albert Lincoln Hoffman 
Francis Burrall Hoffman, Jr. 
Murray Hoffman . 
William Wickham Hoffman 





433 


WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


118 




123 


124 


124 


124 


125 


124 


126 




127 




128 


130 


129 




131 


130 


131 


130 


133 


134 


i34 


134 


135 


134 


136 




i37 


140 


138 


138 


139 


140 


140 


140 


141 


142 


142 


142 


143 


142 


144 




145 




146 


148 


148 


148 


150 


148 


151 


152 


155 


156 


157 


166 


163 


166 


164 


l64 


166 


166 


167 


166 


168 


168 


171 


174 


172 




173 


174 


174 


174 



434 INDEX 



Gerard Beekman Hoppin 
Lydig Hoyt . 

Charles Oliver Iselin, Jr. 
O'Donnell Iselin . 

DeLancey Kane Jay 
Bradish Gaillard Johnson 
Arthur Mason Jones 
Arthur Russell Jones 

John Kean . 

Robert Winthrop Kean . 

Whitney Kernochan 

Frederic Rhinelander King 

Leroy King . 

Van Rensselaer Choate King 

Garrett Bergh Kip 

deLancey Kountze 

James Satterthwaite Larkin 
William A. Lamed 
Allen Ledyard Lindley . 
Philip Walton Livermore 
John Griswold Livingston 
Pierre Lorillard, Jr. 
Philip Mesier Lydig 

Malcolm McBurney 
Tompkins McIIvaine 
George Gibson McMurtry 
Joseph Gardner Macdonough 
William DeForest Manice 
Charles Henry Marshall 
Bradley Martin 
George Whitney Martin 
George von Lengerke Meyer 
Devereux Milburn 
Lawrence McKeever Miller 
Ogden Livingston Mills . 



WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


176 


176 


177 


176 


180 


l80 


181 


180 


183 


184 


187 


190 


187 


186 


188 


184 


189 


190 


191 


190 


194 


194 


195 




196 




197 


196 


199 




200 


196 


203 


202 


204 




207 




208 




209 


202 


210 




211 


212 


212 


212 


215 


212 


215 


214 


217 


2l6 


218 




219 




220 


214 


221 


214 


222 


222 


223 


222 


224 


222 


225 


228 



INDEX 



Grafton Winthrop Minot 
Harold Minott- 
John Mitchell . . . 
Barrington Moore 
Benjamin Moore . 
Edwin Denison Morgan, Jr. 
Gerald Morgan 
Henry Carey Morgan 
Robert Woodward Morgan 
Thomas Archer Morgan 
Lewis Spencer Morris 
Monson Morris 
Richard Mortimer, Jr. . 
John Munroe 

Harry IngersoII Nicholas 

A. Perry Osborn . 

Albert Kenny Craven Palmer 
Darragh Anderson Park 
James Park . 

William Barclay Parsons, Jr. 
William Samuel Patten . 
George Peabody . 
George Hunt Pendleton 
James Handasyd Perkins 
Russell Perkins 
Lee James Perrin . 
Richard Peters 
Palmer Eddy Pierce 
George Browne Post, Jr. 
John Ellis Postlethwaite 
J. W. Fuller Potter 
Alexander Dallas Bache Pratt 
John Hill Prentice 
William P. Thompson Preston 
Frederick Henry Prince, Jr. 
Norman Prince 
Robert Dunbar Pruyn . 





435 


WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


226 


228 


227 




228 


228 


229 


236 


231 




233 


232 


234 




235 


232 


235 


236 


236 


232 


238 


242 


239 


236 


240 


240 


243 


242 



244 



247 



250 



250 


250 


251 


256 


252 




254 




255 


256 


256 


256 


257 


256 


258 


258 


259 


258 


261 


266 


261 


266 


263 


266 


269 




270 


270 


272 


272 


274 


270 


276 




277 




279 




280 


280 


283 





436 INDEX 



Herbert Rivington Pyne 
Percy Rivington Pyne, Jr. 

Roland Livingtson Redmond 
Eugene Sugny Reynal . 
Henry Baldwin Hyde Ripley 
Francis Bayard Rives . 
Reginald Bulkeley Rives 
Francis LeBaron Robbins, Jr. 
Graham Roberts . 
Thomas Markoe Robertson 
Monroe Douglas Robinson 
Theodore Douglas Robinson 
Edmund Maurice Burke Roche 
Edmund Pendleton Rogers 
Herman Livingston Rogers 
John Shillito Rogers 
Reginald Ronalds . 
Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt 
George Emlen Roosevelt 
Gracie Hall Roosevelt 
James Alfred Roosevelt 
Kermit Roosevelt . 
Theodore Roosevelt 
Henry Potter Russell 
Marshall Hackney Russell 
William Hamilton Russell 

William Cary Sanger, Jr. 
Henry Suydam Satterlee 
William Albert Slater, Jr. 
John Sloane . 
George Palen Snow 
Maxwell Stevenson 
Willard Dickerman Straight 
John Richard Suydam, Jr. 

Walbridge Smith Taft . 
Thomas Hunt Talmage . 
Geoffrey Marshall Taylor 



WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGB 


283 




285 


284 


288 


288 


289 




290 


288 


291 


294 


294 


294 


295 


300 


297 


300 


298 




299 




300 




301 


300 


306 


306 


306 


306 


308 


306 


309 


310 


310 




312 




313 


310 


313 


314 


316 


316 


317 


316 


318 




319 




319 




322 


316 


323 


324 


326 




327 




329 


324 


331 


330 


335 


336 


337 


334 


338 


342 


339 




340 


342 



INDEX 



Murray Taylor 
Archibald Gourlay Thacher 
Leonard Moorhead Thomas 
Roderick Tower 
John Bond Trevor 
Robert James TurnbuII . 
Harrison Tweed 

Cornelius Vanderbilt 
Francis Skiddy von Stade 

John Griswold Webb 
James Watson Webb 
Vanderbilt Webb . 
Francis Minot Weld 
Philip Balch Weld 
Samuel Alfred Welldon 
William Greenough Wendell 
George Mifflin Wharton 
Herbert Sydney Whipple 
Henry John Whitehouse 
Norman Ogden Whitehouse 
William FitzHugh Whitehouse 
George Whitney . 
Arnold Whitridge . 
Forsyth Wickes 
Richard Henry Williams, Jr. 
Orme Wilson, Jr. . 
Richard Thornton Wilson 
Owen Winston 
Bertram Winthrop 
Henry Rogers Winthrop 



WAR 
RECORD 


PHOTO- 
GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


341 




342 


342 


344 




347 


348 


348 


348 


350 


348 


352 




352 


354 


356 




358 


360 


359 


360 


360 


360 


361 


364 


362 


354 


363 


360 


365 


364 


366 


370 


367 


368 


370 


370 


37i 


370 


373 


370 


375 




376 


384 


377 


382 


378 




380 


384 


380 




383 


384 


384 


384 


386 


382 



NAVY 



Winthrop Williams Aldrich 
Frederick Hobbes Allen . 
Frederic Stevens Allen . 
William Vincent Astor . 
Reginald LaGrange Auchincloss 

Dudley Gautier Bird 
Archibald Manning Brown 
James Abercrombie Burden, Jr. 



Francis Higginson Cabot, Jr. 
LeGrand Bouton Cannon 
Amory Sibley Carhart . 
Charles Bancroft Carroll 
Louis Crawford Clark, Jr. 
Alexander Smith Cochran 
Charles Templeton Crocker 
Philip Allain Cusachs 

Charles Dana Draper 
William Butler Duncan . 

Newbold LeRoy Edgar . 
Richard McCall Elliot, Jr. 

DeCoursey Fales . 

George Richmond Fearing, Jr 

Francis Ormond French 

John Allyne Gade 
Frederick Marquand Godwin 
Albert Zabriskie Gray . 

Hamilton Hadden 
Paul Lyman Hammond 



WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


4 


4 


6 


4 


8 


4 


19 


20 


22 


20 


43 


38 


50 


52 


55 


54 


51 




58 




58 


54 


59 




72 




75 




79 




82 




103 




106 


106 


no 




112 


112 


119 




121 




130 




132 


134 


143 


142 


147 


148 


152 


152 


154 


152 



438 



INDEX 



Oliver Carley Harriman 
William Frazier Harrison 
Frederick Christian Havemeyer 
John King Hodges 
John Knapp HoIIins 
Robert Palmer Huntington 

E. Townsend Irvin 

Oliver Iselin 

William O'Donnell Iselin 

Aymar Johnson 
Pembroke Jones, Jr. 

William Thorn Kissel 

Reginald Bishop Lanier 
Griswold Lorillard 



Charles Laurie McCawley (Marine Corps) 
Stanley Grafton Mortimer 
Charles Alexander Munn 

Auguste Louis Noel 
Guy Norman 

Hermann Oelrichs 

Roger Merrill Poor 
Edwin Main Post . 
Robert Potter 
Joel Roberts Poinsett Pringle 

Isaac Newton Rae 
Geraldyn Livingston Redmond 
Francis George Burke Roche . 
William Avery Rockefeller 
Thomas Slidell Rodgers 
Archibald Rogers . 





439 


WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


157 


I56 


l6l 




162 




171 




175 


174 


179 


176 


179 




l8l 


180 


182 


180 



185 



247 



190 



201 


202 


210 




213 


214 


241 




242 


242 


245 


242 


245 


246 



267 


270 


268 


270 


273 


272 


282 




286 


284 


287 


288 


302 


300 


303 




304 


310 


305 


306 



440 INDEX 



Horatio Nelson Slater . 
James Hopkins Smith, Jr. 
William Rhinelander Stewart, Jr. 

Richard Montgomery Tobin 

Harold Stirling Vanderbilt 
William Kissam Vanderbilt, Jr. 

Lawrence Grant White . 
Cameron McRae Winslow 



WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAG3 


326 




328 


324 


334 


334 



346 

354 
356 

369 
381 



342 

354 
354 

368 

382 






AUXILIARY 


WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


Walter Abbott 3 


14 


Rodolphe Louis Agassiz 






3 




John Stanley Ames 






9 




Gordon Auchincloss 






21 


28 


William Woodward Baldwin . 






30 




James Searle Barclay 






33 




R. Livingston Beeckman 






35 


32 


Andrew Aldridge Bibby 






41 




Francis Stanton Blake . 






44 




Charles Bohlen 






45 


46 


Percy Morris Burrill 






56 




Charles Carroll 






60 


60 


John Ridgely Carter 






64 


60 


Elbridge Gerry Chadwick 






65 


66 


Joseph Hodges Choate, Jr. 






69 




Gifford Alexander Cochran 






75 


74 


Jameson Cotting . 






78 


86 


Stephen Van Rensselaer Crosby 






79 




Eliot Cross .... 






80 


84 


William Redmond Cross 






81 




Grafton Dulany Cushing 






83 


86 


Fulton Cutting 






85 




Cleland Davis 






89 


90 


Fellowes Davis, Jr. 






90 


90 


William Adams Delano . 






9i 


86 


Frederic S. Grand d'Hauteville 






97 




Paul A. Grand d'Hauteville . 






97 


100 


Clarence William Dolan 






101 


106 


James Gordon Douglas . 






101 




Tracy Dows 






103 




Ellis Loring Dresel 






104 





441 



442 



Anthony Joseph Drexel . 
Charles Edward Dunlap 
George Rathbone Dyer . 

Howard Elliott 
John Magee Ellsworth . 
Christopher Temple Emmet 
Richard Smith Emmet . 
William Endicott . 

Mansfield Ferry . 
Henry Prather Fletcher 
Amos Tuck French 

Peter Goelet Gerry 
Henry Gunther Gray 
William Greenough 

John Henry Hammond . 
Ogden Haggerty Hammond 
Charles William Hanford 
Oliver Bishop Harriman 
Archibald Harrison 
Francis Burton Harrison 
Leland Harrison . 
John B. Henderson 
Peter Cooper Hewitt 
R. S. Reynolds Hitt 
William Floyd Hitt 
Samuel Shaw Howland . 
HoIIis Horatio Hunnewell 

John Henry Iselin 

Peter Augustus Jay 

Morris Woodruff Kellogg 
Arthur Tryon Kemp 
Herbert Thorn King 
Arthur Ambrose Kingsland 



INDEX 



WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


105 


106 


107 




109 


108 


"3 


108 


115 




116 


Il6 


116 


Il6 


117 


Il6 


122 




126 


124 


129 


130 


140 


140 


149 




151 




153 


152 


154 




155 




156 




159 




159 


156 


160 


156 


164 




167 




168 




168 




177 


176 


178 


184 



180 



185 



:S4 



192 


194 


193 


194 


196 


196 


198 


194 



INDEX 



Adrian Hoffman Larkin 
Irwin Boyle Laughlin 
Townsend Lawrence 

Joseph M. Macdonough 

Archibald Kennedy Kearny Mackay 

Henry Wise Miller 

John Wendell Minturn . 

Edwin Denison Morgan 

William Fellowes Morgan 

Charles Dyer Norton 

Francis Joseph Otis 

James Cresson Parrish, Jr. 
Schuyler Livingston Parsons 
Robert Patterson Perkins 
Thomas Nelson Perkins 
William Walter Phelps . 
Frank Lyon Polk . 
George Browne Post 
Alonzo Potter 
Edward Clarkson Potter 
Robert Burnside Potter 
John Teele Pratt . 
Ralph Julius Preston 
Percy Rivington Pyne, II 

John Wallace Riddle 
George Barclay Rives 
Harry Pelham Robbins . 
Warren Delano Robbins 
Beverley Randolph Robinson 
Moncure Robinson 
Franklin Delano Roosevelt 
Winthrop Rutherfurd . 

William Cary Sanger 
Herbert Mason Sears 





443 


WAR 


PHOTO- 


RECORD 


GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGE 


202 




205 


I96 


206 


202 


2l8 




218 


212 


224 


222 


228 


228 


232 


232 


238 


236 



246 



249 



250 



250 



253 




254 
259 

260 
263 

266 


258 
258 

266 


269 




271 




271 


272 


273 
275 


272 
284 


277 
284 


284 


290 


288 


293 

296 
296 

298 


294 
294 


299 




311 


310 


320 




320 


316 


324 


324 



444 



INDEX 



George Louis Shearer 

Frederic Oakley Spedden 

Willing Spencer 

Joseph Sampson Stevens 

Campbell White Steward 

Paul Cox Stewart . 

William Adams Walker Stewart 

Frank Knight Sturgis . 

Lewis Steenrod Thompson 
Phillips Blagden Thompson . 
Samuel Breck Parkman Trowbridge 
Spencer Turner 
George Evans Turnure . 

Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt 

Craig Wharton Wadsworth 

Lloyd Warren 

Allen Gouverneur Wellman 

William Shepard Keteltas Wetmore 

Henry White 

John Campbell White . 

Edwin Sheldon Whitehouse . 

Worthington Whitehouse 

Richard Whitney . 

Bronson Winthrop 

Frederic Winthrop 

George Muirson Woolsey 

James Anderson Wright 



WAR 
RECORD 


PHOTO- 
GRAPH 


PAGE 


FACING PAGB 


325 




329 


330 


330 


330 


330 


330 


332 


334 


333 




333 




337 


334 


345 
346 




349 




351 




351 




355 




357 
358 
364 
365 
368 
369 


348 

364 

364 
368 
368 


372 




374 




375 
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